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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| Formato: | Brief |
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International Food Policy Research Institute
2004
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| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/156663 |
| 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 |
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