Abstract Farmers in Sri Lanka are badly affected by not being able to get vital information
required to support their farming activities in a timely manner. Some of the required …

Timely and relevant agriculture information is essential for farmers to make effective
decisions. Finding the right approach to provide this information to empower farmers is vital …

Crop production problems are common in Sri Lanka which severely effect rural farmers,
agriculture sector and the country's economy as a whole. A deeper analysis revealed that …

This paper presents results of a field study of an interactive voice response (IVR) system
developed for the agricultural community of Punjab, Pakistan. We studied the information …

Abstract Farmers in Sri Lanka are badly affected by not being able to get vital information
required to support their farming activities in a timely manner. Some of the required …

Rapid growth in the field of ICT helps in basic aspects of mankind like-agriculture, education,
healthcare etc. However, the moderate technical growth of ICT applications is confined to …

We developed a mobile-based information system (MBIS) to empower users to improve their
livelihood activities. To do so, we first developed an empowerment framework (since one …

Marketing channel choices in agricultural trade networks affect the networks' overall
performance and influence rural livelihoods. This study identifies key determinants of these …

Today we have to solve many global development problems often termed as Grand
Challenges aiming at enhancing livelihood processes for achieving better economic, social …

People need contextualized information and knowledge to make better decisions. In case of
farmers, the information that they require is available through agricultural websites …