ICT uses by rural youth in Kenya: perspectives from the Vijabiz project

This study was produced in the framework of activities of the Vijabiz project implemented by CTA and Ustadi Foundation in Kenya. It aimed at establishing rural youth groups’ access and use of different ICT and social media in their agribusiness activities. The study also sought to assess the gaps and barriers affecting the use of ICTs by rural youth in Kenya and provide recommendations. ICTs are considered as any digital technology that facilitates access to, processing

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ICT and youth in agriculture in Africa (Report)

This report that I co-authored (with Oluwabunmi Ajilore), on behalf of CTA, examines the role ICTs are playing in supporting youth engagement in agriculture in Africa, and explores the current status, usages and emerging trends.  Furthermore, it highlights the key challenges and opportunities for youth in agriculture and makes recommendations to policy makers and other stakeholders on how to foster increased involvement of young people in the sector.

A key observation the report stresses is that young people using ICTs

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Trois opportunités de participer à la Conférence internationale ICT4Ag

La conférence internationale ICT4Ag est organisée par le CTA, le Ministère en charge de l’Agriculture au Rwanda et différents partenaires. Elle se tiendra du 4-8 novembre 2013 à Kigali au Rwanda.  Ci-dessous, vous trouverez trois appels à contributions sur les contenus de la conférence, sur les innovations TIC, un concours, à destination des innovateurs,

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Mobile services strengthening agricultural value chains for smallholder farmers in ACP countries

Article by a journalist on a session I moderated during the international conference Making the Connection: value chain for transforming stakeholder agriculture, organized mainly by the Technical Center for Agriculture and Rural Cooperation (CTA). The theme of the session was on mobile phones and agriculture value chains. The conference was organized in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from 05 to 09 November 2012. KL

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Mobile services strengthening agricultural

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