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Harnessing ICTs to improve rural livelihoods in developing countries
A variety of fairly straightforward rural ICT interventions may have greater impact on agricultural production and post-harvest activities then those that are strictly focused on agriculture. This is especially true of ICT interventions focused on extension of various financial services, provision of basic telephone access, and improved multi- stakeholder dialogue and louder rural/agricultural voices in the national policy and programme context.
In his paper, Don Richardson, a senior consultant, Communications and Consultation, discusses how can agricultural extension best harness ICTs to improve rural livelihoods in dev1eloping countries? According to him if extensionists equip themselves with analysis and arguments to bolster the case for agricultural extension playing a broader role in helping harness ICTs, they will be better able to harness information and communication technologies (ICTs) to improve rural livelihoods.
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