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e-Agriculture CommunityKnowledge Sharing & Networking

ICT for Rural Development

FAO (C) 2012

Michael RiggsKnowledge and Capacity for DevelopmentFAO

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e-Agriculture Mission

Serve as a catalyst for institutions and individuals in agriculture and rural development toshare knowledge, learn from others, andimprove decision making about the vital role of ICTs to empower rural communities, improve rural livelihoods, and build sustainable agriculture and food security.

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e-Agriculture Founding Partners

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e-Agriculture MembersInformation & communication specialists ResearchersFarmersStudentsPolicy makersEntrepreneursDevelopment professionals

More than 8,500

members in over

165 countries and

territories

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e-Agriculture Activity

• on the Internetwww.e-agriculture.org• at face-to-face

events• through members’

projects in countries

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e-Agriculture Online Forums

4 years, 17 forums, 3 languages,over 50,000 participants

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e-Agriculture Key Topics

Agricultural value chains and ICTGender, agriculture and ICTs“ICT in Agriculture” Sourcebook with World BankMobile telephony in rural areasPublic private partnerships for ICT in agricultureRural digital divide

Critical issues identified by the Community itself

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e-Agriculture is Sharing & Social

Content Highlights437 Knowledge Base resources1,444 news items435 event listings76 blog posts523 forum posts14 policy briefs

Social Media7,604 Twitter followers1,061 Facebook likes899 LinkedIn group members

e-Agriculture stats as of 14 May 2012

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e-Agriculture’s Success

People working together make the Community