E-commerce and Development Report 2002

-- by UNCTAD, November 2002 -- E-commerce is thriving around the globe. But where developing countries are concerned, as long as the business-to-business (B2B) end of the market does not take off, e-commerce will remain 'negligible'. | En savoir plus...

Spanning the Digital Divide: Understanding and Tackling the Issues

-- by Bridges.org, 2001 -- Reviews ICT access and use, and provides an extensive list of resources. It examines the major approaches to problems, describing various on-the-ground initiatives and the role of government policies. Link | En savoir plus...

Creating a Development Dynamic, Final Report of the Digital Opportunity Initiative

--by Accenture, Markle Foundation and UNDP, July 2001 -- This report describes the critical role that ICTs can play, and lays out a strategy for developing and developed countries, and the private and non-profit sectors, to work for sustainable development. Link | En savoir plus...

Making New Technologies Work for Human Development (HDR 2001)

--by UNDP, 2001 -- Technology networks are transforming the traditional map of development, expanding people's horizons and creating the potential to realize in a decade progress that required generations in the past. | En savoir plus...

The Guide to Developing Agricultural Markets & Agro-Enterprises

-- Daniele Giovannucci (ed) (World Bank). 15 January 2002 -- This guide brings together the work of experts from around the world to help development practitioners better understand key issues in agricultural marketing and agro-enterprises, and to... Link | En savoir plus...

Basic Guidelines for Developing the Systems and Capacity for Trade and Market Information Services

-- by Claire Starkey (Fintrac), undated -- The author applies her experience in agricultural information systems and web-based services to outline some of the lessons learned in the design and implementation of market and trade information programmes. Link | En savoir plus...

ICTs and Broad-Based Development: A Partial Review of the Evidence

-- by Jeremy Grace et al. (World Bank), 2001 -- This paper reviews the evidence for the link between telecommunications and the Internet and economic growth, the likely impact of ICTs on income inequality, and anecdotal evidence regarding the role... | En savoir plus...

Guide to the Establishment of Market Information Systems

-- by Bridget Poon (FAO), 2001 (draft) -- Describes how to set up an agricultural market information service for farmers, traders and consumers. Improved access to information leads to an improved understanding of the working of the market, and thus the profitability of operations. | En savoir plus...

Market Information Services: Theory and Practice

-- by Andrew Shepherd (FAO), AGS Bulletin 125, 1997 -- Recent years have seen an increased interest in market information services (MIS). Efficient market information can benefit for farmers, traders and policymakers. | En savoir plus...

Understanding and Using Market Information

-- by Andrew Shepherd (FAO), Marketing Extension Guide No. 2, 2000 -- Advice for extension workers and farmers on how best to use market information. The Guide emphasizes the necessity to understand why farmers need information, how they can use it... | En savoir plus...

Farm Radio as a Medium for Market Information Dissemination

-- by Andrew Shepherd (FAO). 2000 -- Market information can have significant benefits for farmers and traders. Unfortunately, information on market prices, quantities traded, and other marketing-related matters rarely reaches farmers in developing countries. | En savoir plus...

Changing Information Flows

-- by ILEIA, July 2002 -- This special issue of the journal LEISA focuses on uses of ICTs for agriculture in developing countries. The articles look at aspects of ICT use for agricultural development. Link | En savoir plus...

Spore 96 features

The smart market information service (MIS) combines market prices with the farmer's savvy. We look at some success stories which have made some farmers very happy indeed, but how long can it all last? Link | En savoir plus...