Assessing agricultural extension agent digital readiness in Rwanda
Effective agricultural extension and advisory services are a key component of efforts to achieve sustainable agricultural production, resilient livelihoods, and inclusive economic growth. These are all necessary elements for accelerating Rwanda’s agricultural transformation. Both extension and infor...
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International Food Policy Research Institute
2024
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| author | Davis, Kristin E. Rosenbach, Gracie Spielman, David J. Makhija, Simrin Mwangi, Lucy |
| author_browse | Davis, Kristin E. Makhija, Simrin Mwangi, Lucy Rosenbach, Gracie Spielman, David J. |
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| description | Effective agricultural extension and advisory services are a key component of efforts to achieve sustainable agricultural production, resilient livelihoods, and inclusive economic growth. These are all necessary elements for accelerating Rwanda’s agricultural transformation. Both extension and information and communication technologies (ICT) are important elements in Rwanda’s Strategic Plan for Agriculture Transformation. This paper examines the capacities of public and private agricultural extension agents in Rwanda and their readiness to use ICT in their work—that is, to be digitally equipped—and provides recommendations for enhancing agricultural extension capacities through expanding and effectively using ICT.
To examine capacities and readiness, we use a representative survey of 500 public and private extension agents in Rwanda, augmented by qualitative data from a literature review and key informant interviews. To assess agents’ ‘digital readiness,’ we create two indices focused on their digital experiences and attitudes toward digital modernization. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1453252025-11-06T07:23:42Z Assessing agricultural extension agent digital readiness in Rwanda Davis, Kristin E. Rosenbach, Gracie Spielman, David J. Makhija, Simrin Mwangi, Lucy agricultural extension sustainability agricultural production livelihoods Information and Communication Technologies Effective agricultural extension and advisory services are a key component of efforts to achieve sustainable agricultural production, resilient livelihoods, and inclusive economic growth. These are all necessary elements for accelerating Rwanda’s agricultural transformation. Both extension and information and communication technologies (ICT) are important elements in Rwanda’s Strategic Plan for Agriculture Transformation. This paper examines the capacities of public and private agricultural extension agents in Rwanda and their readiness to use ICT in their work—that is, to be digitally equipped—and provides recommendations for enhancing agricultural extension capacities through expanding and effectively using ICT. To examine capacities and readiness, we use a representative survey of 500 public and private extension agents in Rwanda, augmented by qualitative data from a literature review and key informant interviews. To assess agents’ ‘digital readiness,’ we create two indices focused on their digital experiences and attitudes toward digital modernization. 2024-06-18 2024-06-18T19:26:12Z 2024-06-18T19:26:12Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/145325 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Davis, Kristin; Rosenbach, Gracie; Spielman, David J.; Makhija, Simrin; and Mwangi, Lucy. 2024. Assessing agricultural extension agent digital readiness in Rwanda. Rwanda SSP Working Paper 12. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/145325 |
| spellingShingle | agricultural extension sustainability agricultural production livelihoods Information and Communication Technologies Davis, Kristin E. Rosenbach, Gracie Spielman, David J. Makhija, Simrin Mwangi, Lucy Assessing agricultural extension agent digital readiness in Rwanda |
| title | Assessing agricultural extension agent digital readiness in Rwanda |
| title_full | Assessing agricultural extension agent digital readiness in Rwanda |
| title_fullStr | Assessing agricultural extension agent digital readiness in Rwanda |
| title_full_unstemmed | Assessing agricultural extension agent digital readiness in Rwanda |
| title_short | Assessing agricultural extension agent digital readiness in Rwanda |
| title_sort | assessing agricultural extension agent digital readiness in rwanda |
| topic | agricultural extension sustainability agricultural production livelihoods Information and Communication Technologies |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/145325 |
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