• Tools
  • Access Agriculture Agricultural training videos
  • Fostering Agriculture Competitiveness Employing Information Communication Technologies Integrating Low-Cost Video Into Agricultural Development Projects
  • Farm Radio International Resource packs
  • Innovation for Agricultural Training and Education InnovATE tools to assess agricultural training
• Additional Reading
  • African Farm Radio Research Initiative In-depth studies of rural radio in Africa
  • Grameen Foundation Community Knowledge Worker program
  • Fostering Agricultural Competitiveness Employing Information Communication Technologies Fact sheets and resources
  • International Food Policy Research Institute Farmers’ Information Needs and Search Behaviours, 2012
  • International Food Policy Research Institute Impact of Farmer Field Schools on Agricultural Productivity and Poverty in East Africa, 2010
  • IFC Understanding the Cost and Benefits of Farmer Training
• Organizations with Expertise
  • Agrilinks is a virtual practice group and resource center for agricultural development and food security
  • aWhere is a firm specializing in ICT solutions for the management and monitoring of development programs
  • 4-H is a development organization for youth that offers information on involving youth in agriculture
  • Communications Cooperative International is a U.S.-based NGO implementing ICT projects
  • Development Art has a wide variety of copyright-free images of smallholders engaged in farming activities.
  • Digital Green is an India-based organization developing systems for farmers to produce and view training videos
  • Esoko provides SMS-based communications systems
  • e-Agriculture is an online practice group for ICT applications in agriculture
  • FronlineSMS powers agricultural communications through SMS platforms
  • United Nations Global Alliance for ICT and Development addresses issues related to ICTs and development
  • Global Forum for Rural Advisory Services offers expertise on farmer training
  • Grameen Foundation operates the community knowledge worker program
  • World Bank promotes ICT in Agriculture, Agriculture and Rural Development
  • USAID promotes ICT to enhance the impact of agricultural development
  • ICT Update promotes ICT for agricultural and rural development in African, Caribbean and Pacific countries
  • ICT4D is a center for ICTs in development at the University of London
  • International Association of Agricultural Information Specialists connects agricultural professionals from 80 countries
  • International Centre for Communication and Development helps implement ICT projects in Africa and Latin America
  • Zoona links firms and producer organizations through e-money technologies
  • Next Billion develops case studies on the use of ICTs
  • Smallholder Acceleration and REDD+ Programme is a multi-stakeholder partnership which works with the private sector to support sustainable smallholder development
  • eGranary Digital Library shares a digital library of indexed documents from all fields, including agriculture

Firms work more effectively with local suppliers when information flows in two directions. Use communication channels to both receive information from smallholders, and transfer knowledge that raises quality and productivity.