The future is mobile: ICTs empowering local communities in developing countries
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The document discusses how mobile phones are empowering local communities in developing countries through information and communication technologies (ICTs) in agriculture. It outlines how mobile phones are being used to provide farmers with key services like market information via SMS, mobile banking, and access to tools for tasks like crop cultivation, harvesting, and marketing. While SMS services have helped fill gaps, the future potential lies in combining mobile technologies with web services and new devices as mobile phones, laptops, and wireless networks continue to advance and provide more versatile, hybrid environments for ICT use in rural areas.
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The future is mobile: ICTs empowering local communities in developing countries
- 1. Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) Sharing Knowledge, Improving Rural Livelihoods www.cta.int The Future is mobile: ICTs empowering local communities in developing countries Kevin Painting WITFOR 2009
- 3. mind map for ICT in agriculture Crop cultivation and harvesting Input management Water management Fertilization Pest management Post harvest Transportation Food processing Marketing Sowing Pre-cultivation Crop selection Calendar definition Access to credit Land preparation Packaging Land selection DSS, GIS, Remote sensing, e/m-consulting, KMS, sampling devices connected to networking tools KMS, e/m-consulting, e/m-learning, DSS, GIS Networking tools (mobile phones, radios, wireless networks), Management Information System (MIS), e-commerce and mobile commerce Decision Support System (DSS), modeling software, e/m-learning, e/m-consulting, Knowledge Management Systems (KMS) KMS, e/m-learning, e/m-consulting, GPS, GIS, computer controlled devices, machine2machine communication and sensor networks GPS, GIS, e/m-learning, e/m-consulting, computer controlled devices, m2m communication, sensor networks DSS, MIS, GPS/GIS, e/m-learning Networking tools (mobile phones, lo-fi technologies) for broadcast GPS, GIS, MIS, DBMS, tracing devices, m2m communication Tracing devices, KMS, e/m-learning, e/m-consulting, GPS, GIS Farm to fork tracing tools – GPS, RFID, GIS, DBMS, MIS, KMS, e/m-learning, e/m-consulting, machine2machine communication DSS, GIS, MIS, sensor networks, m2m communication DSS, GIS, MIS, sensor networks, m2m communication DSS, GIS, management information system, sensor networks, m2m communication Source: GFAR http://tinyurl.com/krrgc5
- 13. Thank you ? ? ? Any questions?
Editor's Notes
- 3 Sep 2009
- 3 Sep 2009