Is there a role for mobiles to support sustainable agriculture in Africa?

ICT for Sustainability 2014, ICT4S 2014

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 272-280

  Batchelor, Simon ^a   Scott, Nigel ^a   Manfre, Cristina ^b   Lopez, Alvaro Valverde ^c   Edwards, David ^d  

^a GAMOS LTD   (United Kingdom)

^b Cultural Practice LLC   (United States)

^c Oxfam GB ^*  (United Kingdom)

^d Sustainable Development Unit   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ICT; Mobile phone; Sub Saharan Africa; Sustainable agriculture

Indexed keywords

CELLULAR TELEPHONES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT; AGRICULTURE SECTORS; ECOLOGICAL APPROACHES; LITERATURE REVIEWS; NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT; SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE;

AGRICULTURE;

EID: 84928041364     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2991/ict4s-14.2014.33     Document Type: Conference Paper

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