Making information and communication technologies work for food security in Africa

Romeo Bertolini

No 11, 2020 vision briefs from International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Abstract: "Africa faces a difficult challenge in meeting the main target of the first Millennium Development Goal — to halve the number of people suffering from malnutrition and hunger by 2015. Bridging the digital divide through the development and use of information and communication technologies (ICTs)—such as fixed-line and mobile phones and Internet services—will not directly solve this challenge, but it can make a significant contribution." from Text

Date: 2004
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