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On the e-agriculture.org web site, a report from the e-Agriculture panel at the recent IAALD-AFITA-WCCA World Congress.“How can we make agricultural information and information technology truly accessible?” This question was put forward by Peter Ballantyne, IAALD President, on the first day of the IAALD-AFITA-WCCA World Conference 2008.On the final day of the conference, the challenge was taken up by an e-Agriculture participatory panel discussion facilitated by FAO focusing on multi-stakeholder partnerships and the roles of mobile phones in support of agricultural development.There was a lively debate focusing on issues of ICT as enablers in various critical areas of development, as well as the role of Public Private Partnerships (PPP) in support of e-Agriculture.Read the...

Le FARA travaille actuellement à un inventaire de projets sur les systèmes d’information vocaux ou audio pour les paysans et sur l’information agricole sur demande par l’utilisation des téléphones portables [en Afrique].Ils sont intéressé aux systèmes d'information de paysans en Afrique qui vont au-delà des systèmes d'information du marché :Services d'extension en agriculture employant la voix humaineServices n ationaux d'information pour les paysansRadio téléphonique: Informations agricoles sur demandeServices de vulgarisation bases sur le téléphone portable et le suivi des bases de donnéesFormation en ligne pour les competences de base, l’enseignement de base et l’information sur les marchésApproches à base vidéoPour plusiers informations, contactez M. Dady...

FARA is currently working on an inventory of projects about audio based farmer information systems and on Agricultural Information on Demand using mobile phone [in Africa].They are particularly interested in Farmer Information Systems in Africa which are going beyond Market Information Systems:Voice-enabled information delivery servicesNational farmers information servicesDial-up Radio: Agricultural information on demandExtension services based on mobile phone and database monitoringE-learning for basic skills, agricultural education and market informationVideo-based approachesFor more information, contact Mr. Francois Stepman : fstepman AT...