Database research record2017·Africa
Role of ICTS in Accessing and disseminating Information for Improved Urban Livestock Keeping in Tanzania. A Review of Related Literature.
Consolata Angello
Lincoln (University of Nebraska)
Urban Farm DB summary
A literature review examines how information and communication technologies (ICTs) can be used to access and disseminate livestock husbandry information to improve urban livestock keeping in Tanzania, drawing on existing studies of urban agricultural practice and the challenges of keeping livestock in urban areas. It surveys the state of ICT integration in agriculture globally, in Africa and in Tanzania specifically, examines the information needs of urban livestock keepers and the challenges they face using ICTs, and identifies gaps in the literature with recommendations for stakeholders going forward.