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Using ICT in the Agricultural Livelihoods Sector

Brochure about IICD's work in the setor livelihoods, looking at agriculture

Brochure about IICD's work in the setor livelihoods, looking at agriculture

IICD’s agricultural livelihoods sector projects are aimed at improving the incomes of small-scale farmers and improving levels of efficiency in the agricultural sector, using ICT. This sector is the largest focus for IICD, with a total of 65 projects, programmes and policies. The projects have so far reached approximately 180,000 active users and no fewer than 2,500,000 direct and indirect beneficiaries. The users primarily include small farmers and farming associations, traders and trade organisations and informal small and medium-sized businesses. The ICT users are reached through acombination of information centres with internet access, mobile services, rural radio and television and voice radio.




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