@article{ManaloIV:199324,
      recid = {199324},
      author = {Manalo IV, Jaime A. and van de Fliert, Elske},
      title = {Hypothesizing ICT4D in Philippine Agriculture: Deriving  from Trends, Setting Directions},
      journal = {Asian Journal of Agriculture and Development},
      address = {2011-12},
      number = {1362-2016-107711},
      pages = {11},
      year = {2011},
      abstract = {The yield gap in rice production can be narrowed by  improving farmers’ access to information. In recent years,  the Philippines has witnessed a profusion of information  and communication technology (ICT) interventions expected  to increase Filipino famers’ access to rice farming  information, led by the PhilRice Farmers’ Text Center.  Despite these initiatives, the digital divide further  excludes the marginalized. Drawing from literature on ICT  for development (ICT4D) and recent trends in Philippine  ICT, this paper proposes policy directions that can be  pursued by the agriculture sector for more relevant ICT  interventions (i.e., making technology generation  participatory, marrying of disciplines, exploring  technological hybrids, focusing on critical evaluation of  ICTs, and tapping farmers’ children as infomediaries). It  is essential to engage farmers in various stages (i.e.,  from design to evaluation) of ICT initiatives.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/199324},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.199324},
}