E-agriculture and e-government for global policy development
Subtitle: implications and future directions
By: [edited by] Blessing M. Maumbe.
Contributors: Maumbe, Blessing M., 1966-
Publisher: Information Science Reference
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Hershey, PA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 321
ISBN-13: 9781605668208; 9781605668215
Subjects: Electronic commerce; Internet in agriculture; Internet in public administration; Globalization
Description: "This book provides critical research and knowledge on electronic cultivation and political development experiences from around the world"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Awareness and the use of mobile phones for market linkage by smallholder farmers in Kenya; title: E-agriculture development in South Africa : opportunities, challenges and prospects; title: Agriculture, communication, and socioeconomic development : a proposal for e-agriculture in Nigeria; title: Newly emerging e-commerce initiatives on the agricultural market in Poland; title: The development of e-agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa : key considerations, challenges, and policy implications; title: Diffusion and dissemination of agricultural knowledge : an e-communication model for rural India; title: Using ICT to resolve the modernization paradox for rural communities in Africa : a theoretical exploration and conceptualization; title: Connected government for a developing country context : an assessment of the extent of inter-departmental integration for selected government departments in Zimbabwe; title: Zambia and e-government : an assessment and recommendations; title: Globalized workforce development and responsible global citizenship through e-literacy capacity building programs for low income African countries; title: Building capacity for electronic governance in developing countries : critical success factors; title: The use of information and communication technologies for health service delivery in Namibia : perceptions, technology choices, and policy implications for sub-Saharan Africa; title: ICTs as tools for poverty reduction : the Tanzanian experience; title: Impact of e-government implementation on poverty reduction in rural India : selected case studies; title: The development of an organic agriculture model : a system dynamics approach to support decision-making processes; title: Role of telecommunications in precision agriculture; title: World wide weber : formalise, normalise, rationalise : e-government for welfare state - perspectives from South Africa.