ICTs in linking farmers to markets: Innovative mobile applications and lessons learned from the past and the future
Farmers need mobile applications (mob apps) that can meet their changing information needs and suit their information-seeking behaviour. Providing observations, insights and lessons learned, this paper discusses mobile applications in agriculture. It focuses on different types of partnerships for developing mob apps, apps that are specifically intended to link farmers to markets, and those designed by and for developing countries. A section looks at attracting youth into agriculture, while a helpful appendix lists mobile applications for the sector.
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Executive summary
Introduction
Scope
Purpose
Genesis of agriculture
Smallholder farmers and mobile phones
Agricultural market information: from horses to post and to mobile
Mobile and agricultural marketing value chain
Issues
Mobile applications in agriculture
Attracting the youth into agriculture
Lessons learned from mobile applications in agriculture
General insightful observations
Learning from the future
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