Mobile phones are no longer a luxury item and have become a ubiquitous and essential part of our lives. Similarly, social media tools such as Facebook, Twitter and blogs have radically changed the way we interact and communicate. The many sessions under this theme highlight:

• innovative use of mobile telephony in agriculture
• how Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) have helped improve the bargaining power of smallholder farmers and provided a more direct link to markets
• the power and potential of social media in connecting people and creating local, national and global networks
• how social media tools can create conducive learning and sharing environments across geographical and language boundaries

27 September

Utilisation de Google Earth pour le suivi de la riziculture Time: 11:30-13:00 Venue: B500

Mobile Agribusiness - delivering information to farmers in DR Congo Time: 14:00 - 15:00 Venue: B200

The Ending Hunger movement Time: 16:00 - 17:00 Venue: B400

Community radio an extension to telecentre. What is the next frontier? Time: 14:00-15:30 Venue: Chill out -1

iCow farmer mobile management platform Time: 14:00 - 15:30 Venue: B500

Empowerment through engagement: Connecting farmers globally Time: 16:00-17:00 Venue: Oval Room

How GIS systems help farmers engage in environmentally sustainable agriculture Time: 16:00 - 17:00 Venue: Tent - Stand

28 September

21st century rural development projects and programmes: with or without mobile technology? Time: 11:00 - 12:30 Venue: Oval Room

Sensemaking: The cognitive map of farms - experiences of sharing agricultural knowledge in Southern Africa Time: 11:00 - 12:00 Venue: C400

Radio Lake Victoria assists Kenyan farmers with nitty-gritty of food security Time: 12:00 - 13:00 Venue: B400

Ethiopian livestock market information system: Using ICT to deliver information to rural communities Time: 14:00 - 15:30 Venue: C100

Providing food assistance using modern technology Time: 14:00 - 15:00 Venue: C200

M-Kulima linking mobile technology to farmers to share their experiences Time: 14:00 - 15:30 Venue: Chill out - 1

Chill-out with Mark Davies Time: 15:30 - 16:30 Venue: Tent - Chill out corner

Land matrix knowledge system: a sneak preview of what the world’s largest database on large-scale land-based investments tells us Time: 16:00 - 17:00 Venue: C400

FARM 98.0 FM: Your vocal gateway to agricultural information Time: 16:00 - 17:00 Venue: C300

Pakistan emergency food security assessment Time: 16:00 - 17:00 Venue: C100

The role of social media in development Time: 16:00 - 17:00 Venue: C400

29 September

How good an ally are social media tools for 21st century development workers? Time: 9:00 -10:00 Venue: Oval Room

How technology is helping to raise awareness about the Malagasy land reform Time: 9:00 - 10:00 Venue: B200

Use of technology to facilitate information flow and collaboration Time: 10:30 - 12:00 Venue: Oval Room

Freedom phone: Marriage between telecentres and mobile telephony Time: 11:30 - 12:30 Venue: B200

Practical answers to poverty – lessons from a global knowledgesharing network Time: 11:30 - 12:30 Venue: B400

Remittances and postal networks: expanding services using existing infrastructure Time: 14:00 - 15:00 Venue: B500

Helping farmers identify fake or genuine agro-inputs using SMS Time: 14:00 - 15:30 Venue: C300

El encuentro, la participación, el diálogo y el intercambio genera impacto Time: 14:00 - 15:30 Venue: C400