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The Role of ICT Regulations in Agribusiness and Rural Development

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dc.contributor.authorKayumova, Marina
dc.date.accessioned2017-12-19T17:54:18Z
dc.date.available2017-12-19T17:54:18Z
dc.date.issued2017-12
dc.description.abstractAgriculture plays a vital role in the development of many countries. Access to markets, finance and information are cornerstones for agricultural growth. Information and Communication Technology (ICT) supports farmers by facilitating access to markets through real-time data on market prices, weather forecasts, information on pests, seed varieties and planting techniques. A major impediment for smallholder farmers to fully exploit the benefits of ICT is the lack of sufficient infrastructure and mobile networks in rural areas. A reason for this persisting network coverage gap stems from the significant capital investments required for providing widespread ICT access, which mobile operators have often little incentive to make since the potential profit margins in rural areas are relatively low. This paper examines the role of regulations in facilitating ICT access and ultimately rural development. The remainder of this paper is organized as follows. The second section discusses the role of an enabling environment and ICT regulations that are critical for expanding access to rural areas. The third section presents the new data set on the quality of regulations followed by the analysis of the relationship between regulations and key ICT development indicators. The final section draws some concluding remarks.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/595981512639073166/The-role-of-ICT-regulations-in-agribusiness-and-rural-development
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/29041
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/29041
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectINFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectFINANCE
dc.subjectGROWTH
dc.subjectPOLICY
dc.subjectICT
dc.subjectAGRIBUSINESS
dc.subjectRURAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.titleThe Role of ICT Regulations in Agribusiness and Rural Developmenten
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.typeDocument de travailfr
dc.typeDocumento de trabajoes
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okr.crossref.titleThe Role of ICT Regulations in Agribusiness and Rural Development
okr.date.disclosure2017-12-07
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Working Paper
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/595981512639073166/The-role-of-ICT-regulations-in-agribusiness-and-rural-development
okr.guid595981512639073166
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/29041
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum090224b0853fd682_1_0
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum29253330
okr.identifier.report121932
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okr.pdfurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/595981512639073166/pdf/121932-WP-ICTPaper-PUBLIC.pdfen
okr.topicAgriculture::Agribusiness
okr.topicAgriculture::Agricultural Knowledge & Information Systems
okr.topicInformation and Communication Technologies::ICT Economics
okr.topicInformation and Communication Technologies::Information Technology
okr.topicInformation and Communication Technologies::Rural Information & Communications Technologies
okr.topicRural Development::Agribusiness & Markets
okr.unitDECRG: Agriculture & Rural Devt. (DECAR)
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