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Building a web based Agricultural Information Gateway using a participatory approach – a case study from Zambia and Zimbabwe

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 April 2022

Batsirai Mike Chivhanga
Batsirai Mike Chivhanga*
Affiliation:
The Internet Studies Research Group, Department of Information Science, City University, London , http://www.soi.city.ac.uk/research/isrg
*
Email: bmmc@soi.city.ac.
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Abstract

This paper will look at how ICTs, in particular Internet technologies, can be used to contribute to change in Africa with a focus on developments in Zambia and Zimbabwe. The article will look at the role of Internet and wireless technologies to solve some of Africa's information and communication problems. A case study is cited that looks at building a gateway to Web based agricultural information in the COMESA (Common Market for East and Southern Africa) and SADC (Southern Africa Development Community) Sub-Regions.

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African Research and Documentation , Volume 85 , 2001 , pp. 3 - 14
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Copyright © International African Institute 2001

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