| Knowledge - Communication for development |
| Agricultural Knowledge and Information Systems in Hagaz, Eritrea |
| This study was carried out in Eritrea by the Eritrean Ministry of Agriculture with support form FAO and DANIDA. The study's objective was to reach a better
understanding of the information needs of farmers
and the sources from which they access available
information. The Eritrean Ministry of Agriculture
plans to use this information in order to implement
demand-led extension and advisory ser... more |
| English: http://www.fao.org/sd/2001/KN1001_en.htm |
| French: http://www.fao.org/sd/2001/KN1001_fr.htm |
| Spanish: http://www.fao.org/sd/2001/KN1001_es.htm |
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| Knowledge - Communication for development |
| Discovering the 'Magic Box'- Local Appropriation of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs). |
| SDRE is pleased to present a paper on Discovering the ‘Magic Box -- Local Appropriation of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs). The paper was prepared as an FAO contribution to the work undertaken by the Global Knowledge Partnership (GKP), of which FAO is a member, to provide inputs to the on-going Digital Opportunity Task Force (Dotforce) consultation. The Dotforce was established ... more |
| English: http://www.fao.org/sd/2001/KN0602_en.htm |
| French: http://www.fao.org/sd/2001/KN0602_fr.htm |
| Spanish: http://www.fao.org/sd/2001/KN0602_es.htm |
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| Knowledge - Communication for development |
| Farmer Information Network (FarmNet) |
| The Farmer Information Network (FarmNet)is a concept model for using the new information and communication technologies (ICTs)for agricultural and rural development. It aims at creating a network of rural people, supported by intermediary organisations such as extension services, using ICTs and conventional media to facilitate the generating, gathering and exchanging of knowledge and information f... more |
| English: http://www.fao.org/sd/2001/KN1008_en.htm |
| French: http://www.fao.org/sd/2001/KN1008_fr.htm |
| Spanish: http://www.fao.org/sd/2001/KN1008_es.htm |
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| Knowledge - Communication for development |
| The role of information and communication technologies in rural development and food security |
| In June 2000, FAO organized the First Consultation on Agricultural Information Management, aimed at exploring ways of improving the capacities of decision-makers, professionals and the public to access and use information essential for achieving sustainable agricultural development and food security. A two-day expert workshop on the role of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in rura... more |
| English: http://www.fao.org/sd/CDdirect/CDre0055.htm |
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| Knowledge - Communication for development |
| Development Communication and Internet |
| In 1996, FAO, in collaboration with the Department of Rural Extension Studies at the University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada, sponsored a fact-finding mission in an effort to explore the relationship between the Internet and rural development. This Special presents the resulting report entitled "The Internet and rural development", prepared by Dr Don Richardson of the University of Guelph. ... more |
| English: http://www.fao.org/sd/CDdirect/CDDO/intro.htm |
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| Knowledge - Communication for development |
| Wiring the South: Internet and the developing world |
| Is Internet the solution to the South's information and communications needs? This Special reports the opinions of Southern journalists and NGOs, proposals for "communications utilities" privately run for public benefit, and UN experience in establishing computer networks in Africa. A Nigerian health worker describes what it's like to be "stuck in the ruts on the information superhighway", while a... more |
| English: http://www.fao.org/sd/DOdirect/DOEhomeB.htm |
| French: http://www.fao.org/sd/DOdirect/DOFhomeB.htm |
| Spanish: http://www.fao.org/sd/DOdirect/DOShomeB.htm |
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| Knowledge - Communication for development |
| Knowledge and information for food security in Africa: from traditional media to the Internet |
| A critical factor in meeting the challenge of ensuring food security in Africa is human resource development through knowledge building and information sharing. Communication technologies are central to this process. This article draws on experiences with a range of communication technologies in Africa - from traditional media to the Internet - to examine the important role of knowledge and inform... more |
| English: http://www.fao.org/sd/CDdirect/CDan0017.htm |
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| Knowledge - Communication for development |
| agricultural engineering |
| FRIENDS in Greece: commercializing an agricultural information service |
| In January 1996, five European partners began FRIENDS (Farming and Rural Information Expertise and Dissemination Services) - a European Union-funded project providing an "information and expertise" system for remote Greek agriculture communities. The partners' objective was not only to create a dedicated electronic information system for Greek agricultural communities, but also to include a range ... more |
| English: http://www.fao.org/sd/CDdirect/CDan0012.htm |
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| Knowledge - Communication for development |
| Communication for Development in Latin America: a regional experience |
| Information and knowledge are essential to improve the productivity of small farmers in Latin America. An FAO regional project has created national capacity in rural communication in four countries - Bolivia, Brazil, Nicaragua and Chile - in addition to providing assistance to a number of other countries in the region, including Mexico, Argentina, Costa Rica, and Honduras. The project's main objec... more |
| English: http://www.fao.org/sd/CDdirect/CDan0005.htm |
| Spanish: http://www.fao.org/sd/SPdirect/CDre0015.htm |
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| Knowledge - Communication for development |
| Mapping farmers' communication networks in the Philippines |
| The FAO case study, "Philippines: understanding farmers' communication networks" grew out of an FAO/UNDP communication for development project aimed at improving the exchange of relevant agricultural information between research, extension networks and farmers in five regions of the Philippines. It became clear that agricultural information and communication have a limited impact if not coordinat... more |
| English: http://www.fao.org/sd/CDdirect/CDan0003.htm |
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