Assessing agricultural extension agent digital readiness in Rwanda

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country instituteen
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR single centreen
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Food Policy Research Instituteen
cg.contributor.affiliationHigh Lands Centre of Leadership for Development, Rwandaen
cg.contributor.crpPolicies, Institutions, and Markets
cg.contributor.donorEuropean Unionen
cg.contributor.donorUnited States Agency for International Developmenten
cg.coverage.countryRwanda
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2RW
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africa
cg.creator.identifierKristin Davis: 0000-0001-9604-921X
cg.creator.identifierGracie Rosenbach: 0000-0003-3518-1465
cg.creator.identifierDavid J. Spielman: 0000-0002-6889-7358
cg.creator.identifierSimrin Makhija: 0000-0002-4864-7722
cg.howPublishedGrey Literatureen
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - Development Strategies and Governance Unit
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - Rwanda Strategy Support Program
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - Natural Resources and Resilience Unit
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - Developing Local Extension Capacity (DLEC)
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - Feed the Future
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - Innovation Policy and Scaling Unit
cg.identifier.publicationRankNot ranked
cg.number12en
cg.placeWashington, DCen
cg.reviewStatusInternal Reviewen
cg.subject.actionAreaSystems Transformation
cg.subject.impactAreaNutrition, health and food security
dc.contributor.authorDavis, Kristin E.en
dc.contributor.authorRosenbach, Gracieen
dc.contributor.authorSpielman, David J.en
dc.contributor.authorMakhija, Simrinen
dc.contributor.authorMwangi, Lucyen
dc.date.accessioned2024-06-18T19:26:12Zen
dc.date.available2024-06-18T19:26:12Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/145325
dc.titleAssessing agricultural extension agent digital readiness in Rwandaen
dcterms.abstractEffective agricultural extension and advisory services are a key component of efforts to achieve sustainable agricultural production, resilient livelihoods, and inclusive economic growth. These are all necessary elements for accelerating Rwanda’s agricultural transformation. Both extension and information and communication technologies (ICT) are important elements in Rwanda’s Strategic Plan for Agriculture Transformation. This paper examines the capacities of public and private agricultural extension agents in Rwanda and their readiness to use ICT in their work—that is, to be digitally equipped—and provides recommendations for enhancing agricultural extension capacities through expanding and effectively using ICT. To examine capacities and readiness, we use a representative survey of 500 public and private extension agents in Rwanda, augmented by qualitative data from a literature review and key informant interviews. To assess agents’ ‘digital readiness,’ we create two indices focused on their digital experiences and attitudes toward digital modernization.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.audienceCGIARen
dcterms.audienceAcademicsen
dcterms.bibliographicCitationDavis, Kristin; Rosenbach, Gracie; Spielman, David J.; Makhija, Simrin; and Mwangi, Lucy. 2024. Assessing agricultural extension agent digital readiness in Rwanda. Rwanda SSP Working Paper 12. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/145325en
dcterms.extent17 p.en
dcterms.isPartOfRwanda SSP Working Paperen
dcterms.issued2024-06-18
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0
dcterms.publisherInternational Food Policy Research Instituteen
dcterms.subjectagricultural extensionen
dcterms.subjectsustainabilityen
dcterms.subjectagricultural productionen
dcterms.subjectlivelihoodsen
dcterms.subjectInformation and Communication Technologiesen
dcterms.typeWorking Paper

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