Challenges and opportunities of information and communication technologies for dissemination of agricultural information in Ethiopia

A. A. Getahun
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This review paper analyses the challenge and opportunities of information and communication technologies for dissemination of agricultural information in Ethiopia. Understanding the challenges and opportunities of information and communication technologies enables to solve the problem of information problem to smallholder farmers. The data was collected, assessed and reviewed from recent secondary data sources from Central statistical agency, and scholarly articles published on the issue of information and communication technology in agriculture (ICT 4 Ag).Compared to the other sector like governance, health and education sectors, ICT-adoption in the agricultural sector has started relatively late in Ethiopia. Even though it is in infant stage, there are many agricultural ICT related service and application in Ethiopia. The current radical penetration of ICTs like mobile phone, website, social media and other internet/online services brings an immense prospect to farmers to create, share, store, process, interpret and preserve agricultural information and knowledge. ICT related agricultural extension system is the solely choice for dissemination of agricultural knowledge and information. Ethiopia is the country which has more than 65000 extension personnel for agricultural extension. But this extension system is not sustainable since it is very costly and inefficient. Thus, agricultural extension policy and intervention should focus on ICT based extension system.
信息和通信技术对埃塞俄比亚农业信息传播的挑战和机遇
这篇综述文章分析了信息和通信技术对埃塞俄比亚农业信息传播的挑战和机遇。了解信息通信技术带来的挑战和机遇,有助于解决小农的信息问题。数据的收集、评估和审查来自中央统计机构最近的二手数据来源,以及发表在农业信息和通信技术问题(ICT 4 Ag)上的学术文章。与治理、卫生和教育等其他部门相比,埃塞俄比亚农业部门采用信通技术的起步相对较晚。埃塞俄比亚虽然还处于起步阶段,但农业信息通信技术相关的服务和应用很多。目前,移动电话、网站、社交媒体和其他互联网/在线服务等信息通信技术的广泛渗透,为农民创造、分享、存储、处理、解释和保存农业信息和知识带来了广阔的前景。与信息通信技术相关的农业推广系统是农业知识和信息传播的唯一选择。埃塞俄比亚是一个拥有65000多名农业推广人员的国家。但这种扩展系统是不可持续的,因为它非常昂贵且效率低下。因此,农业推广政策和干预应侧重于基于ICT的农业推广系统。
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