Improving Agricultural Productivity and Markets : The Role of Information and Communication Technologies

Improving Agricultural Productivity and Markets : The Role of Information and Communication Technologies

Raising the productivity of smallholders is a necessary condition for increasing incomes and improving livelihoods among the rural poor in most developing countries. This increased productivity is essential to both household food security and to...

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Main Author:	McNamara, Kerry
Format:	Brief
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	ACCESS TO INFORMATION AFFORDABLE ACCESS AGRICULTURAL INFORMATION AGRICULTURAL INNOVATION AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AGRICULTURE BUSINESS MODELS BUSINESSES CELL PHONE CELL PHONES COLLECTIVE ACTION COMMODITIES COMMUNICATION INFRASTRUCTURE COMMUNICATION NETWORKS COMMUNICATION SERVICES COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY COMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE COMPETITIVE MARKETS CONNECTIVITY DIGITAL DIVIDE ECOLOGY ECONOMICS EXTENSION EXTENSION SERVICES FARMERS FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL SERVICES FISH FISHERIES GENDER GLOBAL MARKETS GOVERNMENT POLICIES GOVERNMENT SERVICES ICT INCOMES INFORMATION ACCESS INFORMATION ECONOMY INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION INNOVATION SYSTEMS INNOVATIONS INTERMEDIARY ORGANIZATIONS INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION LIVELIHOODS MARKET INFORMATION MARKET OPPORTUNITIES MARKET PRICES MARKETING MIDDLEMEN MOBILE PHONE MOBILE PHONES MOBILE SERVICES NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SYSTEMS NETWORKS NEW MARKET PHOTO PRICE INFORMATION PRIVATE INVESTMENT PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCTION TECHNIQUES PRODUCTIVITY PUBLIC SERVICES RADIO REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS RELIABLE ACCESS RESULT RURAL ACCESS RURAL DEVELOPMENT SEARCH SERVICE DELIVERY SERVICE MODELS SERVICE PROVIDERS SOCIAL SERVICES SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS SOILS SUPPLY CHAINS TELECOMMUNICATION TELECOMMUNICATION DEVELOPMENT TEXT TRANSACTION TRANSACTION SERVICES TRANSACTION SYSTEMS VALUE CHAIN WEB
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/04/10680891/improving-agricultural-productivity-markets-role-information-communication-technologies http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9496

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/04/10680891/improving-agricultural-productivity-markets-role-information-communication-technologies
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9496