http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/archive/8062 en_GB_DOC http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/135071/1/8062 According to the UN estimates, at least 11 million people in Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia are in crisis, making this the region’s worst drought in a decade. The impact of drought has been most severe in pastoral areas on the Ethiopia–Kenya–Somalia border, with reports of malnutrition levels far beyond emergency thresholds. http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/134912/1/8062 The need to enhance information flow to farmers led to the inception of the Information and Communication Support for Agricultural Growth in Nigeria Project (ICS-Nigeria). The hope is that access to information will trigger an increase in farmers’ use of agricultural technologies, which in turn will increase their productive capacity. http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/134909/1/8062 Reliable information on water depletion for agricultural production is much needed when freshwater resources are getting scarcer. This is the case in the irrigated Indus basin. http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/134907/1/8062 Poverty is subjective, complex, and multidimensional. While poverty is primarily about income, limited access to the necessary natural resources for agricultural production is a major constraint to poverty alleviation in the dry areas. http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/134728/1/8062 DevInfo is a database system which maintains indicators by time periods and geographic areas to monitor commitments to human development.