Displaying items by tag: ICT
Friday, 04 February 2011 12:05
The Use of ICT to Address Information Poverty and Reluctance of Farmers to Commercialize in the Fiji IslandsBy Riten Chand Gosai, Pacific Regional Winner of the CTA ARDYIS Essay contest
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Friday, 04 February 2011 10:44
How can ICTs be used to improve access to market for agricultural products from Zimbabwe?By Gerald Musakaruka Mangena from Zimbabwe: Southern African Regional Winner of the CTA ARDYIS Essay contest It is 7:00 in the morning, and a 28 year old Zimbabwean new farmer gets up to prepare for the day. This season she expects a good 500 tonnes of high quality potatoes. Today will be her first day of selling and she is still wondering where all these potatoes will be sold.
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Thursday, 03 February 2011 09:43
Increasing Rural Agricultural Productivity Through Technology: "A story of a young modern fruit grower in Apac, Northern Uganda”By Maureen Agena from Uganda: East African Regional Winner of the CTA ARDYIS Essay contest.
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Wednesday, 02 February 2011 14:19
Impacts of ICT on livelihoods: Experiences from a Kenyan rural youthBy Chris Mwangi from Kenya: East African Regional Winner of the CTA ARDYIS Essay contest Currently, Kenya has four active mobile operators. The technology is the prime mode of communication in the country. Since its introduction, the industry has picked up quickly and remarkably, covering most of the geographical areas of the country and has contributed greatly to local peoples’ livelihoods.
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Monday, 31 January 2011 15:19
Using ICTs to Bridge the Agricultural Extension Gap and Improving Market Access for Rural Farmers in Nigeria: A Practical ApproachBy Anthony Itodo Samuel from Nigeria: West African Regional Winner of the CTA ARDYIS Essay contest Nigeria’s economy is overwhelmingly agrarian. In 1999 70% of Nigeria’s labor force was involved in agriculture. In 2009 agriculture accounted for 33.4% of Nigeria’s GDP, while 70% of the population lived below the poverty line in 2007.
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