Abstract:
Farming communities in developing countries are adopting ICT based systems for agriculture.
However, few countries have formalized national ICT for agriculture framework to guide farmers
and other actors in solving problems as per their technological and agricultural needs. This paper
proposes a framework for agriculture productivity in developing countries. First the description of
the components of ICT based systems to support different phases of farming cycle is presented. Then
the proposed framework is explained how it can be incorporated in the farming cycle to improve
agriculture productivity. The authors anticipate that the proposed framework can bring an increase
in agriculture productivity by improving communication pathways for agricultural knowledge and
innovation systems (AKIS). The proposed framework is grounded on establishment of strong link
between farmer-extension agent-researcher (agricultural innovation platform) using participatory
approaches.
