Rwanda: Ict4ag Looks to the Future

Increased use of information and communication technologies could soon boost growth in agriculture and lead to poverty reduction in many countries around the world, according to experts attending the ICT4Ag international conference, which was held this week in Kigali, Rwanda.

Dr Aparajita Goyal, an economist in the World Bank's Agriculture Department, confirmed the Bank's belief in the transformative power of ICTs:

The World Bank's participation in the ICT4Ag conference reaffirms our commitment to the use of ICT for agriculture in development and we recognise both the challenges and the promise of these new technologies. Important efforts are underway now in some of our projects using Public Private Partnerships to build financially stable business models, which will help to achieve greater impact and scale. 

The European Union's newly appointed Ambassador to Rwanda, Michael Ryan, who spoke in the opening session of the conference, shared the mood of optimism:

It's going to be Africa's turn now in the coming years and we want to be there helping that launch, so that the prosperity African citizens deserve comes their way.

ICT4Ag international conference has been a major success for CTA and participants were delighted with the event's innovative format.

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Adapted from allAfrica.com