Empowering smallholders and local food markets with smartphones and social networks

Proceedings - 2012 IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference, GHTC 2012

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 181-185

  Henriques, Justin J ^a   Kock, Beaudry E ^b  

^a JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

rural empowerment; smartphones; social networks

Indexed keywords

CLIMATIC CONDITIONS; COMMODITY PRICES; KNOWLEDGE-SHARING; LOCAL FOODS; LOW INCOME COUNTRIES; METHODOLOGICAL APPROACH; REGIONAL MARKETS; SOCIAL NETWORKS;

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS; COSTS; PROFITABILITY; SMARTPHONES; SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE);

COMMERCE;

EID: 84873193333     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/GHTC.2012.37     Document Type: Conference Paper

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