Making information and communication technologies work for food security in Africa

Africa faces a difficult challenge in meeting the main target of the first Millennium Development Goal — to halve the number of people suffering from malnutrition and hunger by 2015. Bridging the digital divide through the development and use of information and communication technologies (ICTs)—such...

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Autor principal: Bertolini, Romeo
Formato: Brief
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2004
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/156663
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Sumario:Africa faces a difficult challenge in meeting the main target of the first Millennium Development Goal — to halve the number of people suffering from malnutrition and hunger by 2015. Bridging the digital divide through the development and use of information and communication technologies (ICTs)—such as fixed-line and mobile phones and Internet services—will not directly solve this challenge, but it can make a significant contribution. -- from Text