ICTs

Highlights: 3rd IAALD Africa Chapter Conference and YoBloCo Awards – 20-23 May, Johannesburg, South Africa

Nawsheen Hosenally  Agriculture, ICT4Ag, Social Media, Youth  , , ,  7 Comments

The 3rd IAALD (International Association of Agricultural Information Specialists) Africa Chapter Conference was held in Johannesburg, South Africa from 21st-23rd May 2012. The theme of the conference was “e-Agriculture for Improved Livelihoods and Food Security in Africa”. Delegates present were professionals and experts involved in the application on Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in the rural Domain […]

ICTs along the Agriculture value-chain

Nawsheen Hosenally  Agriculture, Entrepreneurship, ICT4Ag, Social Media, Youth  , ,  2 Comments

Over the past years, a lot of emphasis have been placed on the Agriculture Value Chain while dealing with issues in Agricultural sector. The question that some of us may ask ourselves is what does the term “Agriculture value-chain” means?Agriculture Value ChainsAccording to FAO (2005), a ‘value chain’ in Agriculture identifies the set of actors […]

Can the use of ICTs help in improving the effectiveness of Agricultural Extension?

Nawsheen Hosenally  Agriculture, ICT4Ag, Social Media  ,  Leave a comment

The term “Agricultural Extension” Agricultural Extension is a term which is not always easy to define as different extension practitioners have defined it differently over the years, under different situations. Some definitions of Agricultural Extension are as follows: Agricultural Extension is an informal education process that assists farmers in improving their farming techniques and methods, […]