ICTs and Food Security

 
 
 
 
 

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Food security and hunger are global concerns. This Technology Watch Report examines some of the main ways in which information and communication technologies (ICT) can be used locally and globally to address the problems of food security and hunger and reviews the relevant ICT standardization work.

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07/30/2009

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WSJ Digits: United Nations Tests Texting-Based Food Vouchers in Syria. http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2009/10/2...

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