Improving the transfer and use of agricultural information : a guide to information technology

Information is crucial in agricultural production, in addition to land, labor and capital. However, investment in Information Technology (IT) has been mainly in urban areas of industrial countries, despite the potential for cost-effective applications of IT in rural areas in developing countries. Re...

• Main Author: Zijp, Willem
• Corporate Author: Banco Mundial
• Format: Book
• Published: Washington, D.C. World Bank 1994
• Series: World Bank discussion papers no. 247
• Subjects: INFORMACION AGRICOLA; DESARROLLO RURAL; TECNOLOGIA DE LA INFORMACION; TICS

Table of Contents:

• Foreword
• Abstract
• Acknowledgment
• 1. Introduction
• 2. Why is information technology important for rural development?
• 3. What are the limitations of information technology?
• 4. Why is information technology important to World Bank rural development priorities?
• 5. How can information technology be used for rural development?
• 6. What is required to get the benefits of information technology?
• 7. Next steps
• Annexes
• Bibliography