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Five public library services improve farmers’ lives

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Public libraries are effective rural economic development partners, according to newly-released impact assessment results of five innovative public library services. The results, released by EIFL’s Public Library Innovation Programme (EIFL-PLIP), reflect outcomes of successful implementation of public library agricultural services in Europe and Latin America. The public libraries train farmers to use computers and the internet, and reach farmers with vital agricultural information through diverse online channels – web-portals, webinars, social media, mobile phones – and through more traditional channels [...]

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International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies and Development, ICT4D 2013

The Sixth International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies and Development (ICTD2013) will be held in Cape Town, South Africa, from December 7-10 2013 ICTD Conferences provide an international forum for researchers and practitioners exploring the role of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in social, political, and economic development. The conference reflects and deepens the multidisciplinary nature of ICTD research in a broad range of areas including computer science, anthropology, communication, design, economics, electrical engineering, geography, information science, political science, [...]

July 3, 2012 7:46 am

Warning system delivers rainfall data to Kenyan farmers’ cell phones

An early warning system delivers rainfall data to Kenyan farmers’ cell phones Sharon Wanjiru Kamau A system delivering weather details via SMS to farmers in Kenya makes use of traditional and modern forecasting methods, alerting them to periods of heavy rain or drought. Periodic floods and droughts have already had a major socio-economic impact in Kenya, and led to reduced economic growth in recent years. The extreme weather from 1998 to 2000 was estimated to have cost US$ 2.8 billion [...]

May 22, 2012 7:37 am

The role of mobile in driving efficiency and sustainability: Connected Agriculture

by Sofia Flota The role of mobile in driving efficiency and sustainability in the food and agriculture value chain. In 2011, Vodafone commissioned a report to identify different opportunities for mobiles to address productivity and sustainability challenges in agriculture, and also how technology can help emerging markets playing a critical role in feeding a growing population. The report focuses in 4 categories of solutions: + Increasing access and affordability of financial services tailored for agricultural purposes + Delivering information relevant [...]

February 6, 2012 7:53 am

Ag producers asked about Internet service

The state’s Bureau of Information and Telecommunications is asking agriculture producers across the state about their issues with technology. The state’s Broadband Initiative, led by the Bureau of Information and Telecommunications, recently partnered with the United States Department of Agriculture Field Office in South Dakota to survey producers with the goal of increasing high-speed Internet in rural areas, according to Emily Keil, social media manager for the South Dakota Bureau of Information and Telecommunications. The purpose of the survey was [...]

September 15, 2011 12:21 pm

Environment: Fight climate change with Climate-smart agriculture

FAO, African leaders to fight climate change with ‘Climate-smart agriculture’ – The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and African leaders are working together to quickly adopt a ‘climate-smart’ approach to agriculture to fight the impacts of climate change and increasing scarcity of natural resources. ‘Africa needs increased productivity in its agriculture and higher incomes in its rural areas, and rural communities and the agro-ecosystems on which they depend have to adapt to climate change and become more resilient to [...]

December 6, 2010 6:47 am

A Study of Prioritisation of Information Related Needs of Farmers

A Study of Prioritisation Plugging information gaps through ICTs Sapna A Narula Assistant Professor TERI University,New Delhi, India narulasapna@gmail.com ICTs offer great potential for economic growth and social empowerment of farmers by linking agricultural supply chains to national and global markets. ICTs offer a promising potential for social and economic empowerment of rural people in India especially those involved in agriculture (Narula, 2010). However, the opportunities in this field are not limited to agriculture, but are extended to health, education [...]

December 1, 2010 7:13 am

Remote sensing and cell phone technology deliver water management information

Richard Soppe Irrisat-SMS combines satellite data, information from local weather stations and feedback from farmers to deliver daily, detailed irrigation scheduling advice via SMS. Irrisat SMS is an irrigation water management service that uses high-level technology to deliver information to farmers. Developed in New South Wales, Australia, by CSIRO Land and Water, the system converts data from satellite images and weather stations, and sends this information as an SMS to farmers’ cell phones. This tells them exactly how long they [...]

December 1, 2010 7:08 am

Tanzania plans better irrigation with ICTs

Joash Nyitambeis Tanzania’s Ministry of Water and Irrigation has developed an ICT strategy, which includes using GIS, radio and cell phones, to deliver irrigation and water services. Joash Nyitambeis head of the ICT unit at the Ministry shares the national ICT plan. If someone living in a remote part of Tanzania wants information on what the government is doing to bring irrigation to their region, they have to take a long trip to the Ministry of Water and Irrigation (MoWI) [...]