ICT in Agriculture (Updated Edition) : Connecting Smallholders to Knowledge, Networks, and Institutions

Information and communication technology (ICT) has always mattered in agriculture. Ever since people have grown crops, raised livestock, and caught fish, they have sought information from one another. Today, ICT represents a tremendous opportunity for rural populations to improve productivity, to...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Handbook
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC: World Bank 2017
Subjects:	ICT AGRICULTURE TELECOMMUNICATIONS MOBILE MONEY MOBILE PHONES GENDER PRODUCTIVITY INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SMALLHOLDERS FARMER ORGANIZATIONS MARKET ACCESS RISK MANAGEMENT FOOD SAFETY RURAL GOVERNANCE CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT LAND ADMINISTRATION FORESTRY CROWDSOURCING
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27526

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spelling	okr-10986-275262021-04-23T14:04:44Z ICT in Agriculture (Updated Edition) : Connecting Smallholders to Knowledge, Networks, and Institutions World Bank ICT AGRICULTURE TELECOMMUNICATIONS MOBILE MONEY MOBILE PHONES GENDER PRODUCTIVITY INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SMALLHOLDERS FARMER ORGANIZATIONS MARKET ACCESS RISK MANAGEMENT FOOD SAFETY RURAL GOVERNANCE CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT LAND ADMINISTRATION FORESTRY CROWDSOURCING Information and communication technology (ICT) has always mattered in agriculture. Ever since people have grown crops, raised livestock, and caught fish, they have sought information from one another. Today, ICT represents a tremendous opportunity for rural populations to improve productivity, to enhance food and nutrition security, to access markets, and to find employment opportunities in a revitalized sector. ICT has unleashed incredible potential to improve agriculture, and it has found a foothold even in poor smallholder farms. ICT in Agriculture, Updated Edition is the revised version of the popular ICT in Agriculture e-Sourcebook, first launched in 2011 and designed to support practitioners, decision makers, and development partners who work at the intersection of ICT and agriculture. Our hope is that this updated Sourcebook will be a practical guide to understanding current trends, implementing appropriate interventions, and evaluating the impact of ICT interventions in agricultural programs. 2017-07-05T20:46:06Z 2017-07-05T20:46:06Z 2017-06-27 Handbook 978-1-4648-1002-2 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27526 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank Washington, DC: World Bank Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Publication
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topic	ICT AGRICULTURE TELECOMMUNICATIONS MOBILE MONEY MOBILE PHONES GENDER PRODUCTIVITY INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SMALLHOLDERS FARMER ORGANIZATIONS MARKET ACCESS RISK MANAGEMENT FOOD SAFETY RURAL GOVERNANCE CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT LAND ADMINISTRATION FORESTRY CROWDSOURCING
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description	Information and communication technology (ICT) has always mattered in agriculture. Ever since people have grown crops, raised livestock, and caught fish, they have sought information from one another. Today, ICT represents a tremendous opportunity for rural populations to improve productivity, to enhance food and nutrition security, to access markets, and to find employment opportunities in a revitalized sector. ICT has unleashed incredible potential to improve agriculture, and it has found a foothold even in poor smallholder farms. ICT in Agriculture, Updated Edition is the revised version of the popular ICT in Agriculture e-Sourcebook, first launched in 2011 and designed to support practitioners, decision makers, and development partners who work at the intersection of ICT and agriculture. Our hope is that this updated Sourcebook will be a practical guide to understanding current trends, implementing appropriate interventions, and evaluating the impact of ICT interventions in agricultural programs.
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title	ICT in Agriculture (Updated Edition) : Connecting Smallholders to Knowledge, Networks, and Institutions
title_short	ICT in Agriculture (Updated Edition) : Connecting Smallholders to Knowledge, Networks, and Institutions
title_full	ICT in Agriculture (Updated Edition) : Connecting Smallholders to Knowledge, Networks, and Institutions
title_fullStr	ICT in Agriculture (Updated Edition) : Connecting Smallholders to Knowledge, Networks, and Institutions
title_full_unstemmed	ICT in Agriculture (Updated Edition) : Connecting Smallholders to Knowledge, Networks, and Institutions
title_sort	ict in agriculture (updated edition) : connecting smallholders to knowledge, networks, and institutions
publisher	Washington, DC: World Bank
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ICT in Agriculture (Updated Edition) : Connecting Smallholders to Knowledge, Networks, and Institutions

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