Embracing Web 2.0 and social media: A life-changing pathway for agricultural development actors

ICTs have transformed the way people communicate and interact. For people in rural areas this transformation has been life-changing: farmers are promoting their products on Facebook; extension services are using social media to reach out to clients; and NGOs are using social media tools to mount adv...

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Autor principal: Pedrick, Clare
Formato: Brief
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation 2015
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/75482
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description ICTs have transformed the way people communicate and interact. For people in rural areas this transformation has been life-changing: farmers are promoting their products on Facebook; extension services are using social media to reach out to clients; and NGOs are using social media tools to mount advocacy campaigns. Featuring a range of examples from ACP countries, this inspiring booklet includes testimonies on how Web 2.0 and social media have contributed to improved policy dialogue and advocacy, value chain development and the provision of information services.
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spelling CGSpace754822020-05-10T10:08:02Z Embracing Web 2.0 and social media: A life-changing pathway for agricultural development actors Pedrick, Clare ICTs have transformed the way people communicate and interact. For people in rural areas this transformation has been life-changing: farmers are promoting their products on Facebook; extension services are using social media to reach out to clients; and NGOs are using social media tools to mount advocacy campaigns. Featuring a range of examples from ACP countries, this inspiring booklet includes testimonies on how Web 2.0 and social media have contributed to improved policy dialogue and advocacy, value chain development and the provision of information services. 2015 2016-05-31T15:26:27Z 2016-05-31T15:26:27Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/75482 en Open Access application/pdf Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation
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