Mobile Applications in Agriculture and Rural Development

The World Bank recently convened a workshop to discuss 'Mobile Innovations for Social and Economic Transformation'. One of the sessions looked into applications in agriculture and rural development.

Read a report from the session; download presentations by Kerry McNamara (PPTx format), David Edelstein (Grameen Foundation) and Aparajita Goyal (World Bank).

In November, the 2009 CTA Observatory meeting on ICTs for Development will discuss mobile devices in agriculture; a recent issue of ICT Update. is focused on mobiles.