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Erin Yingling

Organization type International Organization
Country United States of America
After a number of formative experiences travelling internationally and working in the private sector, I recently returned to graduate school to pursue a master’s degree in international affairs with a focus on global issues. While taking a course on food security in developing countries, I became interested in the need for more comprehensive and integrated solutions for development, and I began to recognize the limitations that the availability and accessibility of technology places on the advancement of individuals and communities. These interests have led me to my current role as an intern with the e-Agriculture Community. I'm excited to be starting my career in development at a time when there is an unprecendented growth of technologies to drive change and a growing awareness about the challenges we face as a global community.

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Forum Forum: "Strengthening Agricultural Marketing with ICT" December, 2011

Resources and contributions

Submitted by Erin Yingling on Fri, 12/09/2011 - 15:07

“Information and Communication Technology for Rural Farmers Market Access in Tanzania”
Journal of Information Technology Impact, 2010
Author: Agnes Godfrey Mwakaje
University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

This study looks at data from two hundred randomly selected farmers in Tanzania who provided information about their use of ICT for accessing agricultural market information. The author analyzes important areas of interest, such as agricultural marketing chains, access to ICT services, sources of market information, and the impact and cost of using ICT. The objective is to provide information for policy and decision makers on how to develop and/or improve ICT services to best serve the rural farming population.

In the “Summary and Conclusion” section, recommendations are given for how to improve access to ICTs and the effectiveness of their use among farmers.

Paper available here: http://www.jiti.com/v10/jiti.v10n2.111-128.pdf
 

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