NDLI: Democratizing messaging? The role of ICTs in agriculture extension

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Democratizing messaging? The role of ICTs in agriculture extension

Content Provider	Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR)
Author	Khan, Rashid Parvez
Organization	IFPRI - Natural Resources and Resilience Unit
Organization	IFPRI - Systems Transformation - Transformation Strategies
Organization	IFPRI - Reaching Smallholder Women
Description	Information and communications technology (ICT) in low- and middle-income countries has changed significantly over the past seven decades, starting with radio and newspapers and transforming almost daily with the rise of smartphones and mobile Internet. While ICT is an integral part of agricultural extension, little is known about how extension has been influenced by these changes in ICT. A systematic review of 133 papers focused on countries in South Asia, Southeast Asia, and sub-Saharan Africa found that changes in ICT have enabled a shift from linear dis semination and “one-way communication” to co-innovation and farmer-to-farmer learning, with the potential for increased democratization of agricultural extension. This note summarizes these findings.
Related Links	https://cgspace.cgiar.org/items/1a9fae00-4e2f-43ba-8a55-52346a424611
File Format	PDF
DOI	10.2499/p15738coll2.136968
Language	English
Publisher	International Food Policy Research Institute
Publisher Place	Washington, DC
Access Restriction	Open
Rights License	CC-BY-4.0
Subject Keyword	Policies, Institutions, and Markets Development Inputs Agricultural Extension Farmers Markets Livelihoods Information and Communication Technologies
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Report
Subject	Agronomy and Crop Science Food Science Plant Science

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