The challenges of utilizing information communication technologies ICTs for the smallscale farmers in Zambia
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Auteurs : Bradford Lee Eden ; Trywell Kalusopa [Botswana]Source :
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Abstract
Purpose This paper attempts to discuss some of the key challenges that Zambia faces in the application of information communication technologies ICTs for the smallscale farmers. Designmethodologyapproach A survey of information needs of smallscale farmers in two selected provinces was carried out in order to establish and prioritize their information needs. Evaluation of the existing information infrastructure provided insights into the type of ICTs that can support the provision of information to smallscale farmers in Zambia. Findings The paper highlights some of the salient findings of the research carried out under the African Technology Policy Studies ATPS, Zambian Chapter and financed by the International Development Research Foundation IDRC from 2001 to 2003. These, among others, include weak human capital and technical infrastructure, lack of clear national information policy and lack of a coordinated agricultural information support system for smallscale farmers anchored on ICTs. Research limitationsimplications This study illustrates that it is becoming increasingly evident that the success of any agricultural development programme in Zambia requires a wellorganized and functionally integrated information delivery system propelled by the application of appropriate ICTs. The paper presents recommendations for this to be realized. Originalityvalue The changes in the socioeconomic and political arena in Zambia have had a drastic effect on the management of the agriculture sector. Further, even though it is widely acknowledged that information plays an important role in agricultural and rural development in Zambia, this conception has received less pragmatic attention and seems to have been less consolidated over time. The central role of information in this sector has thus been largely superficial. The need for a clear national policy framework on the use of ICTs for the smallscale farmers to enhance national development is thus articulated in this paper.
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