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Technology, sustainability, and rural development in Africa / Blessing Maumbe and Julius J. Okello, editors

Maumbe, Blessing M. ; Okello, Julius.

IGI Global

Hershey, Pa : IGI Global (701 E. Chocolate Avenue, Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, USA), 2013

Online-Ressource(electronic texts (337 p.))

Englisch

Includes bibliographical references. - Restricted to subscribers or individual electronic text purchasers

978-1-4666-3608-8 ( : ebook); 1-4666-3608-4 ( : ebook)

978-1-4666-3607-1 (ISBN der Printausgabe); 1-4666-3608-4 (ISBN der Printausgabe); 978-1-4666-3607-1 (ISBN der parallelen Ausgabe)

OCoLC: 986503290 (aus SWB)     

Also available in print.

Elektronische Ressource: Zugang beim Produzenten (Lizenzangabe: Lizenzpflichtig)

Digital Object Identifier (DOI): 10.4018/978-1-4666-3607-1

Rechteinformation und Access Status: Restricted to subscribers or individual electronic text purchasers.

HC800.Z9

303.48/33096     Ähnliche Literatur

LOC-SH: Information technology; Economic aspects; Africa ; Rural development; Africa ; Sustainable development ; Sustainable development ; Rural development -- Africa ; Information technology -- Economic aspects -- Africa

Agricultural markets ; E-commerce ; Information and communication technology ; Market information services ; Mobile technology ; Socio-economic development

"This book provides research, analytical methods, techniques, and development policies in ICT adoption and diffusion in Africa and around the globe, highlighting the major trends in ICT applications and rural development"--Provided by publisher.

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A framework for analyzing the role of ICT on agricultural commercialization and household food security / Julius Juma Okello, Ramatu Al-Hassan, Ruth M. Okello -- The Role of ICT-based market information services in spatial food market integration: the case of Malawi Agricultural Commodity Exchange / Samson P. Katengeza, Barnabas Kiiza, Julius Juma Okello -- The growth of e-commerce in developing countries: an exploratory study of opportunities and challenges for SMEs / Japhet E. Lawrence -- Using ICT to integrate smallholder farmers into agricultural value chain: the case of DrumNet Project in Kenya / Julius Juma Okello -- The effect of ICT-based market information services on the performance of agricultural markets: experiences from Ghana / Irene S. Egyir, Ramatu M. Al-Hassan, James K. Abakah -- The role of market information in adoption of agricultural seed technology in rural Uganda / Barnabas Kiiza, Glenn Pederson, Stephen Lwasa -- Awareness of ICT-based projects and the intensity of use of mobile phones among smallholder farmers in Uganda: the case of Mayuge and Apac Districts / Stephen Lwasa ... [et al.] -- Use of mobile phone technology in agricultural marketing: the case of smallholder farmers in Malawi / Samson P. Katengeza, Julius Juma Okello, Noel Jambo -- Uses of information and communication technology (ICT) in agriculture and rural development in Sub-Saharan Africa: experiences from South Africa and Kenya / Blessing M. Maumbe, Julius Juma Okello -- Effect of access to formal market information on prices received by smallholder farmers in Uganda / Barnabas Kiiza, Johnny Mugisha, Stephen Lwasa -- Use of information and communication tools and services by rural grain traders: the case of Kenyan maize traders / Julius Juma Okello -- The adoption and sustainability of technology-enhanced education in higher institutions of learning in Africa / Chijioke J. Evoh -- An overview of internet developments and their impact on e-government in South Africa / Goonasagree Naidoo, S. Singh, Niall Levine -- Convergence of wireless technologies in consolidating e-government applications in Sub-Saharan Africa / Kelvin Joseph Bwalya, Rensleigh Chris, Ndlovu Mandla -- International collaboration in distance education in Sub-Saharan Africa: trends, trials and tomorrow's thrusts / Gbolagade Adekanmbi, Bopelo Boitshwarelo -- Emerging information and communication technology policy framework for Africa / Saul F.C. Zulu -- ICT policy development process in Africa / Hopestone Kayiska Chavula, Abebe Chekol -- Gender and national information and communication technology (ICT) policies in Africa / Stella E. Igun -- Mobile agriculture in South Africa: implementation framework, value-added services and policy implications / Blessing Maumbe -- ICT policy for agriculture based on a transaction cost approach: some lessons from Sri Lanka / Harsha de Silva, Dimuthu Ratnadiwakara