Supporting Womens Agro-Enterprises in Africa with ICT : A Feasibility Study in Zambia and Kenya

A new generation of information and communication technologies (ICTs) is finding a small foothold among poor, small-scale farmers in developing countries. Even so, many barriers still prevent poor rural people from accessing, using, and benefiting...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Report
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2015
Subjects:	ACCESS TO CREDIT ACCESS TO INFORMATION ACCESS TO THE INTERNET AGRIBUSINESS AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVES AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AGRICULTURAL ENTERPRISES AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION AGRICULTURAL INFORMATION AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE AGRICULTURE AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION AGRICULTURE RESEARCH AGRICULTURE RESEARCH INSTITUTE BEAN BEANS BEEF BROADCAST BUSINESS ACTIVITIES BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS INFORMATION BUSINESS MODEL BUSINESS MODELS BUSINESS NEEDS BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES BUSINESS PROMOTION BUSINESS SECTOR BUSINESS SECTORS BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS BUSINESSES BUYERS CALL CENTER CAPACITY BUILDING CAPACITY-BUILDING CASSAVA CATTLE CEREALS COFFEE COMMERCIAL BANK COMMODITIES COMMODITY COMMUNICATION NETWORK COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY COMPUTERS CONNECTIVITY COOPERATIVES COPYRIGHT COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS CROP MANAGEMENT CROP MANAGEMENT PRACTICES CROP PRODUCTION CROPS DAIRY COOPERATIVES DAIRY COWS DAIRY FARMER DAIRY FARMERS DAIRY PRODUCERS DATA COLLECTION DATA ENTRY DATA RATES DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS DIGITAL DIVIDE DISEASES DOMAIN DRIP IRRIGATION DRIP IRRIGATION SYSTEMS E-MAIL ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES ELECTRICITY ENABLING ENVIRONMENT EQUIPMENT EXTENSION EXTENSION SERVICES EXTERNAL CONSULTANT FAO FARMER COOPERATIVES FARMING FARMS FEASIBILITY STUDIES FEED FEMALE FARMERS FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FINANCIAL RESOURCES FINANCIAL SUPPORT FISH FISHERIES FOOD CROPS FOOD SECURITY FORESTRY FRUITS GENDER GOATS GRAIN HARDWARE HARVEST HONEY HUMAN CAPITAL ICT IFAD IMPLEMENTATION PLAN INCOMES INFORMATION NETWORK INFORMATION PROVIDERS INFORMATION SERVICE INFORMATION SYSTEM INFORMATION SYSTEMS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES INNOVATIONS INSTALLATION INTEGRATION INTERNAL PROCESSES INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER INVENTORIES INVENTORY IRRIGATION ISP LEGAL SYSTEMS LICENSE LICENSES LITERACY LEVELS LIVELIHOODS LIVESTOCK MAIZE MANAGEMENT OF TRANSACTIONS MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM MARKET DEMAND MARKET DEMANDS MARKET ECONOMY MARKET INFORMATION MARKET PRICE MARKET PRICES MARKETING MATERIAL MEAT MILK MILLET MOBILE APPLICATION MOBILE DEVICES MOBILE NETWORK MOBILE PHONE MOBILE PHONE SUBSCRIBERS MOBILE PHONES MOBILE TELEPHONE MOBILE TELEPHONY NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH NATURAL RESOURCES NAVIGATION NETWORKS NGOS NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS PACKET RADIO PACKET RADIO SERVICE PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS PERSONAL COMMUNICATION PHONES PHOTO PILOT PROJECT POTATO POTATOES POULTRY POULTRY OPERATIONS POULTRY PRODUCER POULTRY PRODUCERS POULTRY PRODUCTION POVERTY REDUCTION PRICE INFORMATION PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCTIVITY PROPRIETARY SOFTWARE PROSPECTIVE USERS QUERIES RADIO PROGRAMS RADIOS RESEARCH CENTERS RESULT RESULTS RURAL DEVELOPMENT RURAL POPULATION SEARCH SERVERS SERVICE PROVIDER SERVICE PROVIDERS SILICON SITES SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT SOFTWARE MODULES SOFTWARE PACKAGE SOFTWARE SOLUTION SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS SOLAR PANELS SORGHUM SOYBEANS SUBSISTENCE FARMERS SWEET POTATOES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TECHNICAL EXPERTS TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELECOMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK TELEPHONE TELEPHONE NETWORK TELEVISION TIME FRAME TRAINING MATERIALS UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT USAID USER USER GROUPS USES VALUE CHAIN VALUE CHAINS VEGETABLE CROP VEGETABLE PRODUCERS VEGETABLE PRODUCTION VEGETABLES VIDEO VSAT WEB WHEAT WOMEN FARMERS WOMEN IN AGRICULTURE
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/02/23989243/supporting-womens-agro-enterprises-africa-ict-feasibility-study-zambia-kenya http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21972