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Application of Telecommunications Technologies to Agricultural Market Information Systems: A Comparative Analysis of Malawi and Ghana

Application of Telecommunications Technologies to Agricultural Market Information Systems: A Comparative Analysis of Malawi and Ghana

Leonard Chalemba
Copyright: © 2016 |Volume: 7 |Issue: 3 |Pages: 11
ISSN: 1947-3192|EISSN: 1947-3206|EISBN13: 9781466692008|DOI: 10.4018/IJAEIS.2016070104
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Chalemba, Leonard. "Application of Telecommunications Technologies to Agricultural Market Information Systems: A Comparative Analysis of Malawi and Ghana." IJAEIS vol.7, no.3 2016: pp.60-70. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJAEIS.2016070104

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Chalemba, L. (2016). Application of Telecommunications Technologies to Agricultural Market Information Systems: A Comparative Analysis of Malawi and Ghana. International Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Information Systems (IJAEIS), 7(3), 60-70. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJAEIS.2016070104

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Chalemba, Leonard. "Application of Telecommunications Technologies to Agricultural Market Information Systems: A Comparative Analysis of Malawi and Ghana," International Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Information Systems (IJAEIS) 7, no.3: 60-70. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJAEIS.2016070104

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Abstract

This review presents a comparison of the potential of offering agricultural market information services that incorporate information and communications technology (ICT) in Ghana and Malawi. A comprehensive analysis was done involving data on economic indicators related to telecommunications services provided by the statistics division of the United Nations, and the current initiatives on agricultural market information systems in the two countries. The review reveals that Malawi needs more work to be done to improve service delivery of its ICT-based market information system projects than Ghana. Main areas for improvement are mobile phone subscriptions by low-income smallholder farmers, Internet access by the same category of farmers, and sustainability of offering the services in question without heavy reliance on governments and international donor agencies. The recommendations drawn from this review do not only apply to Malawi and Ghana but also to other Sub-Saharan African countries.

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