This summary report provides an outline of the main issues, developments and trends in agricultural extension, as they relate to ICTs, with a special emphasis on improving rural
livelihoods. The report draws on the presentations, case studies and discussions from the
CTA Observatory. In doing so, it highlights the potential for, and constraints to, using
ICTs for agricultural communication and information exchange, and identifies
implications of these issues for CTA.No ICT project should commence before there is a commitment to achieving real development outcomes, and the links between those outcomes and the role for ICTs have been thoroughly assessed..