TY  - EJOUR
AB  - 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.
AU  - Manalo IV, Jaime A.
AU  - van de Fliert, Elske
DA  - 2011-12
DA  - 2011-12
DO  - 10.22004/ag.econ.199324
DO  - doi
EP  - 26
EP  - 16
ID  - 199324
IS  - 2
JF  - Asian Journal of Agriculture and Development
KW  - Agricultural and Food Policy
KW  - Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies
KW  - Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession
L1  - https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/199324/files/AJAD_2011_8_2_2Manalo.pdf
L2  - https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/199324/files/AJAD_2011_8_2_2Manalo.pdf
L4  - https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/199324/files/AJAD_2011_8_2_2Manalo.pdf
LA  - eng
LK  - https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/199324/files/AJAD_2011_8_2_2Manalo.pdf
N2  - 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.
PY  - 2011-12
PY  - 2011-12
SP  - 16
T1  - Hypothesizing ICT4D in Philippine Agriculture: Deriving from Trends, Setting Directions
TI  - Hypothesizing ICT4D in Philippine Agriculture: Deriving from Trends, Setting Directions
UR  - https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/199324/files/AJAD_2011_8_2_2Manalo.pdf
VL  - 08
Y1  - 2011-12
T2  - Asian Journal of Agriculture and Development
ER  -