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A digital agricultural advisory services platform to boost adoption of improved technologies and practices in Ethiopia

Despite a rapidly growing enthusiasm for the use of information and communications technologies (ICTs) in developing country agriculture, many questions remain on the effectiveness of ICT-based approaches. In the case of Ethiopia, an IFPRI-led and PIM-supported study highlighted the benefits of a la...

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Main Authors: CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets, Spielman, David J., Abate, Gashaw T.
Format: Brief
Language:Inglés
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 2020
Subjects:
advisory services
agricultural extension
capacity development
information and communication technologies
digital technology
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/143967
Summary:Despite a rapidly growing enthusiasm for the use of information and communications technologies (ICTs) in developing country agriculture, many questions remain on the effectiveness of ICT-based approaches. In the case of Ethiopia, an IFPRI-led and PIM-supported study highlighted the benefits of a large-scale video-mediated approach for agricultural advisory services. The Government of Ethiopia used these results to make a significant investment in digitizing agricultural advisory services.

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