Incorporation of Telecommunications Technologies into Agricultural Market Information Systems: A Comparative Analysis of Ghana and Tanzania
Incorporation of Telecommunications Technologies into Agricultural Market Information Systems: A Comparative Analysis of Ghana and Tanzania
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将电信技术纳入农业市场信息系统：加纳和坦桑尼亚的比较分析
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2017
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1.3
通讯作者：
Leonard Chalemba
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作者：
Leonard Chalemba
本文对加纳和坦桑尼亚农业市场信息系统中电信技术的应用水平进行了比较。本比较分析中使用的与电信服务有关的经济指标数据由联合国统计司提供。审查表明，尽管加纳和坦桑尼亚都是发展中国家，但加纳在提供信息和通信技术设施以支持农业市场信息系统运作方面大大领先于坦桑尼亚。然而，这两个国家的低收入小农户仍然需要更多地利用信息通信技术设施，以充分利用基于信息通信技术的农业市场信息系统提供的服务。两国还需要促进私营部门参与建立经济上可持续的市场信息服务。从分析中得出的建议不仅适用于加纳和坦桑尼亚，也适用于撒哈拉以南非洲的其他发展中国家。
This paper presents a comparison of the level of application of telecommunications technologies to agricultural market information systems in Ghana and Tanzania. The data on economic indicators related to telecommunications services used in this comparative analysis was provided by the statistics division of the United Nations. The review reveals that even though both Ghana and Tanzania are developing nations, Ghana is significantly ahead of Tanzania in the provision of information and communications technology (ICT) facilities that support operations of agricultural market information systems. However, low‐income smallholder farmers of both countries still need more access to ICT facilities for them to exploit fully the services offered by ICT‐based agricultural market information systems. Both countries also need to promote participation of the private sector for establishment of economically sustainable market information services. Recommendations drawn from this analysis do not only apply to Ghana and Tanzania but also to other developing countries in Sub‐Saharan Africa.