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Innovative ICT Solutions for Upland Farmers in the Philippines - GCP/PHI/068/IFA

Year of publication 2023

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 2

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Project

Synopsis (short abstract) The IFAD Results Based Country Strategic Opportunities Programme for the Philippines for 2017 2022 established IFAD's strategic objective for the Philippines as providing the government with innovative pathways for rural poverty reduction. The Programme seeks to support the development of models and solutions for the effective monitoring and reporting of rural transformation initiatives through the application of information and communication technologies (ICT) that will influence national policy and programme development. The goal of the project was thus to contribute to the Programme in the development of an enabling environment and delivery systems to support competitive, inclusive and resilient agrifood value chains, leading to reduced rural poverty in the Philippines by 2022. The project was designed to develop innovative and replicable solutions for the effective monitoring and reporting of results of rural transformation initiatives through the application of ICT. At the same time, it intended to build related capacities in order to facilitate a wider adoption of ICT based solutions in the field and to increase efficiency.

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