The World Bank recently launched an electronic sourcebook to explore and capture the expanding knowledge and use of information and communication technology tools in developing country agriculture. The ICT in Agriculture Sourcebook offers practical examples and case studies from around the world on applying information and communication technologies in poor rural areas.
The aim is to support development practitioners in exploring the use of or designing, implementing and investing in ICT-enabled agriculture interventions.
According to FAO’s Michael Riggs, Lead Facilitator of the e-Agriculture platform, which is partnering with the Bank to host online discussion forums on Sourcebook topics:
“The Sourcebook is the go-to resource for anyone developing projects or wanting to benchmark projects in this field. If you wanted to read one thing, this is the thing you should read.”
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[...] is the second in a series of discussions following the publication of the World Bank’s “ICT in Agriculture” Sourcebook, responding to the growing demand for knowledge on how to use ICTs to improve [...]