Supporting Womens Agro-Enterprises in Africa with ICT : A Feasibility Study in Zambia and Kenya

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作者：

World Bank

来源地址：

http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21972

关键词：

ACCESS TO CREDIT;  ACCESS TO INFORMATION;  ACCESS TO THE INTERNET;  AGRIBUSINESS;  AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES;  AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE;  AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES;  AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVES;  AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT;  AGRICULTURAL ENTERPRISES;  AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION;  AGRICULTURAL INFORMATION;  AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES;  AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION;  AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY;  AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH;  AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE;  AGRICULTURE;  AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION;  AGRICULTURE RESEARCH;  AGRICULTURE RESEARCH INSTITUTE;  BEAN;  BEANS;  BEEF;  BROADCAST;  BUSINESS ACTIVITIES;  BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT;  BUSINESS INFORMATION;  BUSINESS MODEL;  BUSINESS MODELS;  BUSINESS NEEDS;  BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES;  BUSINESS PROMOTION;  BUSINESS SECTOR;  BUSINESS SECTORS;  BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS;  BUSINESSES;  BUYERS;  CALL CENTER;  CAPACITY BUILDING;  CAPACITY-BUILDING;  CASSAVA;  CATTLE;  CEREALS;  COFFEE;  COMMERCIAL BANK;  COMMODITIES;  COMMODITY;  COMMUNICATION NETWORK;  COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES;  COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY;  COMPUTERS;  CONNECTIVITY;  COOPERATIVES;  COPYRIGHT;  COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;  CROP MANAGEMENT;  CROP MANAGEMENT PRACTICES;  CROP PRODUCTION;  CROPS;  DAIRY COOPERATIVES;  DAIRY COWS;  DAIRY FARMER;  DAIRY FARMERS;  DAIRY PRODUCERS;  DATA COLLECTION;  DATA ENTRY;  DATA RATES;  DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS;  DIGITAL DIVIDE;  DISEASES;  DOMAIN;  DRIP IRRIGATION;  DRIP IRRIGATION SYSTEMS;  E-MAIL;  ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES;  ELECTRICITY;  ENABLING ENVIRONMENT;  EQUIPMENT;  EXTENSION;  EXTENSION SERVICES;  EXTERNAL CONSULTANT;  FAO;  FARMER COOPERATIVES;  FARMING;  FARMS;  FEASIBILITY STUDIES;  FEED;  FEMALE FARMERS;  FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT;  FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM;  FINANCIAL RESOURCES;  FINANCIAL SUPPORT;  FISH;  FISHERIES;  FOOD CROPS;  FOOD SECURITY;  FORESTRY;  FRUITS;  GENDER;  GOATS;  GRAIN;  HARDWARE;  HARVEST;  HONEY;  HUMAN CAPITAL;  ICT;  IFAD;  IMPLEMENTATION PLAN;  INCOMES;  INFORMATION NETWORK;  INFORMATION PROVIDERS;  INFORMATION SERVICE;  INFORMATION SYSTEM;  INFORMATION SYSTEMS;  INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES;  INNOVATIONS;  INSTALLATION;  INTEGRATION;  INTERNAL PROCESSES;  INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT;  INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER;  INVENTORIES;  INVENTORY;  IRRIGATION;  ISP;  LEGAL SYSTEMS;  LICENSE;  LICENSES;  LITERACY LEVELS;  LIVELIHOODS;  LIVESTOCK;  MAIZE;  MANAGEMENT OF TRANSACTIONS;  MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE;  MANAGEMENT SYSTEM;  MARKET DEMAND;  MARKET DEMANDS;  MARKET ECONOMY;  MARKET INFORMATION;  MARKET PRICE;  MARKET PRICES;  MARKETING;  MATERIAL;  MEAT;  MILK;  MILLET;  MOBILE APPLICATION;  MOBILE DEVICES;  MOBILE NETWORK;  MOBILE PHONE;  MOBILE PHONE SUBSCRIBERS;  MOBILE PHONES;  MOBILE TELEPHONE;  MOBILE TELEPHONY;  NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH;  NATURAL RESOURCES;  NAVIGATION;  NETWORKS;  NGOS;  NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS;  PACKET RADIO;  PACKET RADIO SERVICE;  PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS;  PERSONAL COMMUNICATION;  PHONES;  PHOTO;  PILOT PROJECT;  POTATO;  POTATOES;  POULTRY;  POULTRY OPERATIONS;  POULTRY PRODUCER;  POULTRY PRODUCERS;  POULTRY PRODUCTION;  POVERTY REDUCTION;  PRICE INFORMATION;  PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS;  PRIVATE SECTOR;  PRODUCTIVITY;  PROPRIETARY SOFTWARE;  PROSPECTIVE USERS;  QUERIES;  RADIO PROGRAMS;  RADIOS;  RESEARCH CENTERS;  RESULT;  RESULTS;  RURAL DEVELOPMENT;  RURAL POPULATION;  SEARCH;  SERVERS;  SERVICE PROVIDER;  SERVICE PROVIDERS;  SILICON;  SITES;  SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT;  SOFTWARE MODULES;  SOFTWARE PACKAGE;  SOFTWARE SOLUTION;  SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS;  SOLAR PANELS;  SORGHUM;  SOYBEANS;  SUBSISTENCE FARMERS;  SWEET POTATOES;  TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE;  TECHNICAL EXPERTS;  TELECOMMUNICATIONS;  TELECOMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE;  TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK;  TELEPHONE;  TELEPHONE NETWORK;  TELEVISION;  TIME FRAME;  TRAINING MATERIALS;  UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT;  USAID;  USER;  USER GROUPS;  USES;  VALUE CHAIN;  VALUE CHAINS;  VEGETABLE CROP;  VEGETABLE PRODUCERS;  VEGETABLE PRODUCTION;  VEGETABLES;  VIDEO;  VSAT;  WEB;  WHEAT;  WOMEN FARMERS;  WOMEN IN AGRICULTURE;  Report; 

年份：

2015

出版地：

Washington,USA

语种：

English

摘要：

A new generation of information and communication technologies (ICTs) is finding a small foothold among poor, small-scale farmers in developing countries. Even so, many barriers still prevent poor rural people from accessing, using, and benefiting from new ICT tools and platforms, and those barriers are arguably higher for rural women. The relationship between gender and agriculture has been studied intensively over the years, and many agricultural interventions now include gender as a crosscutting issue or mainstream gender throughout their operations. Studies of the relationship between gender and the use of ICTs in agriculture have started to appear only quite recently, however. The Africa Region of the World Bank views ICTs as potentially transformative technology for rural development and seeks to incorporate the use of ICTs throughout its portfolio of projects. The present study was designed to examine the feasibility of integrating ICTs into two large investment programs: the Irrigation Development and Support Project (IDSP) in Zambia and the Kenya Agricultural Productivity and Agribusiness Project (KAPAP). The specifi c goal was to examine how ICT-based interventions might be designed to strengthen women s participation in commodity value chains under the two projects.