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NOTE 11: Navigating ICTs for Extension and Advisory Services

ggp-note11sImproved availability of, and access to, information and communication technologies (ICTs) – especially mobile phones, computers, radio, internet, and social media – has provided many more opportunities for collection, processing, storage, retrieval, managing, and sharing of information in multiple formats. Some of these applications, such as tele-centres, web-portals, call centres, mobile apps, community radio, digital videos, audio and video conferencing, and e-learning platforms, have the potential to provide a wide range of services (information, awareness, promotional, advisory, knowledge, technology transfer, training, education, and much more) to farmers and other agricultural innovation system (AIS) actors in a timely, comprehensive, cost-effective, and interactive manner. However, the high number and rapidly changing availability of ICTs may leave extension managers confused as to which methods are available and when to use them. This note explains how to navigate the many types and gives tips on when to use them.

turkmenistanTurkmenistan is a Central Asian country, also known as Turkmenia, located on the 1,099-mile long eastern shore of the Caspian Sea. The population is about five million, which makes it the least populated country among the former Soviet republics in the region. Turkmenistan’s capital is Ashgabat. The country is rich in natural gas, oil and coal as well as in rare metals and minerals. Turkmenistan is administratively divided into five provinces (welayatlar), which are sub-divided into districts (etraplar).

Acknowledgements

  • Authored by M. Kalim Qamar (July 2013)
  • Edited by Burton E. Swanson