LEISA 18/2: Changing information flows in agriculture

["Irfan Khan" <khania2@super.net.pk>]

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LEISA, the biggest international magazine for the exchange of
experiences on low external input, sustainable agriculture, has
published a special issue on ICTs and the changing information flows
in agriculture in developing countries. One area of focus is the
effect that the trend towards dismantling of publicly funded 
extension
programmes is having on the rural information landscape. 

The articles describe how ICTs play an increasingly prominent role in
agricultural communities in developing countries. Included also are
several examples illustrating the importance of "old" technologies,
such as newsletters and radio, and calling on the development
community to use all available means to ensure that farmers have the
information they need in order to continue to farm sustainably. 

LEISA Magazine is published quarterly by ILEIA, the Centre for
Information on Low External Input and Sustainable Agriculture. 

This issue of LEISA was undertaken in collaboration with Bellanet. It
includes a special pull-out section demonstrating techniques for
accessing web-based information via email, along with other tools and
resources for Internet users in rural and remote settings. The
articles are published online in PDF format. 

See: http://www.ileia.org/2/nl18-2.html




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