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ICT in agriculture : connecting smallholders to knowledge, networks, and institutions : e-sourcebook.
Information and communication technologies (ICTs) have always mattered in agriculture. Ever since people have grown crops, raised livestock, and caught fish, they have sought information from one another. What is the most effective planting strategy on steep slopes? Where can I buy the improved seed...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Washington, DC :
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/The World Bank,
[2017]
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| Edición: | Updated edition. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; TABLE OF CONTENTS; OVERVIEW OF ICT IN AGRICULTURE: OPPORTUNITIES, ACCESS, AND CROSSCUTTING THEMES; Module 1 Introduction: ICT in Agricultural Development; Module 2 Making ICT Infrastructure, Appliances, and Services More Accessible and Affordable in Rural Areas; Topic Note 2.1: Making ICT Affordable in Rural Areas; Topic Note 2.2: Public Innovations in Universal Access to Telecommunications; Passive Infrastructure Sharing in Nigeria; Turkey's Oligopolistic Infrastructure Sharing Model; Dabba's Experience with Unlicensed Wireless Services in South Africa.
- Bhutan's Community Information Centers Adapt to the Geographical and Consumer ContextTopic Note 2.3: Mobile Money Moves to Rural Areas; M-PESA's Pioneering Money Transfer Service; Zain Zap Promotes Borderless Mobile Commerce; Pakistan's Tameer Microfinance Bank for the Economically Active Poor; Txteagle Taps a Vast, Underused Workforce; Topic Note 2.4: Delivering Content for Mobile Agricultural Services; First-Mover Advantage Benefits Reuters Market Light; Long Experience in Farm Communities Benefits IFFCO Kisan Sanchar Limited.
- Farmer's Friend Offers Information on Demand, One Query at a TimeModule 3 Anytime, Anywhere: Mobile Devices and Services and Their Impact on Agriculture and Rural Development; Topic Note 3.1: Key Benefits and Challenges Related to Mobile Phones and Agricultural Livelihoods; Weather Forecasting Reduces Agricultural Risk in Turkey; Mobile Phones Are the Heart of Esoko's Virtual Marketplace; Topic Note 3.2: Two Typologies and General Principles for Using Mobile Phones in Agricultural Projects; Mobile Service Gives Local and Global Edge to Chilean Farmers.
- For Reuters Market Light, the Wider Network of People MattersNokia Life Tools Uses Simple Technologies to Deliver New Functionality; Module 4 Extending the Benefits-Gender-Equitable, ICT-Enabled Agricultural Development; Topic Note 4.1: Mobile Finance and Gender in Rural Areas; Designing Mobile Finance Products for Rural Women in Zimbabwe; Topic Note 4.2: Mobile Learning, Gender, and Agriculture; Dimitra Clubs: Rural Communities Learn and Mobilize for Change with Participatory Communication Technology.
- Participatory Community Video Highlights Local Agriculture-Nutrition Links and Best Practices for HealthTalking Books Deliver Valuable Advice, No Reading Required; ENHANCING PRODUCTIVITY ON THE FARM; Module 5 Increasing Crop, Livestock, and Fishery Productivity Through ICT; Topic Note 5.1: Achieving Good Farming Practices through Improved Soil, Nutrient, and Land Management; Seeing-Is-Believing Project Improves Precision Farming; Improving Nitrogen Fertilization in Mexico; Monitoring Livestock to Prevent Pasture Damage.