Yared Mammo
Lecturer and Librarian at Haramaya University, Ethiopia
Lecturer and Librarian at Haramaya University, Ethiopia
Biography
Yared Mammo is a hybrid of two professions – PhD in Information Science and MSc in Rural development and Agricultural Extension. He teaches and writes module for Agricultural Information and Communication Management (AICM) regional MSc program. He has been publishing articles in different international journals and advising MSc students for some years now. He has been the Head of Knowledge and Library Centre for Haramaya University for 16 years.
Articles
ICTs in linking farmers to markets
by Yared Mammo
Mobile phones are more than tools for communicating; farmers consider them as a status symbol in society. Mobile money provides complementary services to farmers in the areas of banking, insurance and microfinance.
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Five ways of engaging youth in agriculture
by Yared Mammo
Young peoples’ affinity with ICTs and their ability to innovate is the key to moving mAgriculture forward and attracting the youth to the agricultural sector in ACP countries.
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