Linking rural farmers to markets using ICTs
Citing numerous examples and illustrated with informative and inspiring case studies, this paper explores how ICTs, especially mobile phones, are linking farmers to markets in sub-Saharan Africa. Advantages include reducing information asymmetry, by-passing intermediaries, and building trust between farmers and traders. This in turn can lead to improved bargaining power and better incomes. Lastly, the study focuses on the roles of different stakeholders in ensuring that ICTs are incorporated into the agriculture value chain by smallholder farmers.
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Executive summary
Introduction
Linking smallholder farmers to markets
Agricultural market information services
Provision of market information services
M-Farm and Lima Links
AMIS stakeholders and cost of information
Business model
Impacts
Challenges
Learning from experiences
ICTs with agricultural value chain
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