Strengthening rural livelihoods : the Impact of information and communication technologies in Asia / edited by David J. Grimshaw and Shalini Kala.

Format:

Book

Government document

Contributor:

Grimshaw, David J., 1950-

Kala, Shalini.

International Development Research Centre (Canada)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Communication in rural development--Asia.

Communication in rural development.

Information technology--Asia.

Information technology.

Asia.

Physical Description:

xvi, 152 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Ottawa [Ont.] : Practical Action Pub, International Development Research Centre, [2011]

Summary:

Enthusiasm amongst international development agencies about harnessing the potential of information and communications technologies (ICTs) for development has waned as observers have recently questioned the impact and sustainability of such interventions.

Contents:

Beyond technology : making information work for livelihoods / David J. Grimshaw

Price transparency in agricultural produce markets : Sri Lanka / Sriganesh Lokanathan, Harsha de Silva and Iran Fernando

A crop nutrient management decision support system : India / Daniel Anand Raj ... [et al.]

LifeLines : livelihood solutions through mobile technology in India / S.M. Haider Rizvi

Connecting to work : non-agricultural livelihood opportunities for rural wage labour in Sri Lanka / Amila Balasuriyz and Nilakshi de Silva

Impact assessment of the e-AGRIKultura project : Philippines / Erniel B. Barrios ... [et al.]

Evaluation of a rural information project in Ningxia, China / Nie Fengying ... [et al.]

Beyond projects : making sense of the evidence / Jayantha Gunasekera and Ramona Miranda.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781853397226

1853397229

OCLC:

713191646

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