Agricultural Technology 110 (NJ110)
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Country:
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China
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Detailed location:
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Zheizhang’s 139 townships
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Mission:
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To give farmers information on agricultural technologies and market conditions
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Geo-graphic location:
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rural
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Contact:
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Mr. Yang Xuedong
Associate Professor
Centre for Comparative Politics and Economics
China
Mr. Phillip Auerswald (Assistant Professor, School of Public Policy, George Mason University, United States)
E-mail: auerswald@gmu.edu
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Status:
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operation
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Existing telecentres:
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139
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Start of initiative:
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2001
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Scope of operation:
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local
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Self-sustainable:
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No
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Sustainability plan:
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No
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Pilot:
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No
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Business model:
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government support
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Other resources of revenue:
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Knowledge network:
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Yes
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Community participation:
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Yes
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Women participation:
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Yes
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Type:
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governmental
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Gender sensitive:
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No
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People with disability:
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No
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Illiterated sensitive:
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No
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Stakeholder:
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ICT Application:
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Connectivity:
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None
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Objectives of the initiative:
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provide agricultural information including marketing
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Services provided:
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agriculture information
ICT training
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Physical location:
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library
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Sources:
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http://www.comminit.com/ict/ictcasestudies/ictcasestudies-6.
html,
http://unpan1.un.org/intradoc/groups/public/documents/APCITY
/UNPAN015675.pdf
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