Eduardo Nakasone|Máximo Torero
A text message away: ICTs as a tool to improve food security
International Food Policy Research Institute|Michigan State University|International Food Policy Research Institute
abstract growing use icts around world particularly cellular phone technology provides significant development opportunity certain situations icts improve rural households agricultural production farm profitability job opportunities adoption healthier practices risk management effects potential increase wellbeing food security rural areas developing countries several challenges effectively scaling use icts development remain however taking advantage opportunities provided icts depends increased connectivity marginalized population groups content usefulness information provided icts capacity households rural areas understand act information receive need innovative ways bring together public private sectors ensure three c connectivity content capacity addressed whole