An increased information flow due to mobile phone network expansions is expected to
reduce marketing costs of agricultural commodities. We investigate this using panel data of …

The base of the pyramid (BoP) literature is grounded in the proposition of mutual value
creation, an important but not yet well-tested relationship between business development …

Farmers may grow crops for local consumption despite more profitable export options.
DrumNet, a Kenyan NGO that helps small farmers adopt and market export crops, conducted …

Abstract Information and communications technologies (ICTs) have spread rapidly in the
developing world. There has been considerable interest in the potential role ICTs …

This paper reviews and analyzes the development of Multipurpose Community Telecenters
(MCTs) in rural Bangladesh. The core of the paper builds on bringing together relevant …

The authors explore the impact of access to information on poor farmers' consumption. The
analysis combines spatially coded data on mobile phone coverage with household panel …

This paper presents the results from a quantitative impact study of the Grameen/MTN Village
Phone in Rwanda, which was conducted between June 2006 and August 2007. We find that …

This paper explores the role of export costs in the process of poverty reduction in rural Africa.
We claim that the marketing costs that emerge when the commercialization of export crops …

I n many developing countries the agricultural sector plays a significant role in the national
economy. The sector employs about 40 percent of the total labor force in countries with …

Potato incomes are critical determinants of Andean farmers' household well-being. Efforts to
improve incomes of producers should recognize the role of access to market information. In …