Harnessing ICT to scale up agricultural solutions intervention research : an assessment of ICT strategies that are most effective and efficient in scaling agricultural solutions in Malawi
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2018-11
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By examining current and past applications of ICT for scale, this project aims to develop a gender-responsive framework, and to improve consideration of organizational and operational scaling up factors. Gaps exists in current research regarding scale and the potential for ICT applications. Scaling up interventions will include the use of rhizobium inoculant, a fertilizer that ensures bacteria of the correct type is present in the soil for soybean plantings, which are widely grown in the intervention sites. A survey in advance of the intervention revealed 60% of respondents need information on where to obtain the inoculant
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Annex to Final Technical Report
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Scoping Study
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RHIZOBIUM INOCULANTS, NITROGEN FIXATION, SOYBEANS, LEGUMES, COMMUNITY RADIO, FARM RADIO, GENDER ANALYSIS, WOMEN FARMERS, ICT4D, RURAL ECONOMY, SCALING UP, MALAWI, SOUTH OF SAHARA