Digital Green: A Rural Video-Based Social Network for Farmer Training (<i>Innovations Case Narrative:</i> Digital Green)

Kerry Harwin, Rikin Gandhi · 2014 · Innovations Technology Governance Globalization

Summary. Digital Green uses locally-produced videos to train farmers in rural South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa, leveraging peer learning through visual demonstration. The approach combines video technology with community facilitation and integration into existing agricultural extension systems. Deployed in India, Ghana, and Ethiopia, it enables farmers without reliable internet or electricity to learn improved agricultural and health practices from neighbors' experiences.

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  title   = {Digital Green: A Rural Video-Based Social Network for Farmer Training (<i>Innovations Case Narrative:</i> Digital Green)},
  author  = {Kerry Harwin and Rikin Gandhi},
  journal = {Innovations Technology Governance Globalization},
  year    = {2014},
  doi     = {10.1162/inov_a_00216},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.1162/inov_a_00216}
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DOI

10.1162/inov_a_00216

Countries

India, Ghana, Ethiopia

Regions

Asia, Africa

Categories

agtech, broadband-and-digital, innovation-networks

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