Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/333818 
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Year of Publication: 
2024
Series/Report no.: 
FERDI Note brève No. B273
Publisher: 
Fondation pour les études et recherches sur le développement international (FERDI), Clermont-Ferrand
Abstract (Translated): 
Digitalisation presents a significant challenge for the development of rural areas in sub-Saharan Africa, where basic infrastructure and public services are often lacking, the financial sector is dysfunctional, insecurity is widespread, climatic conditions are often unfavourable, and farmers are geographically distant from agricultural markets (Aker & Mbiti, 2010; De Janvry & Sadoulet, 2022; Suri & Udry, 2022; Aker & Cariolle, 2023). These obstacles to development are particularly pronounced in rural communities of West African countries, which rely heavily on rain-fed agriculture and are increasingly vulnerable to climatic, geopolitical, and socio-political risks. These risks have negative repercussions on food security, agricultural commodity prices, and productivity (De Longueville, 2020; Sers & Mughal, 2020; Bouet et al., 2023; McGuirk & Nunn, 2023, 2024).
Subjects: 
Union économique et monétaire ouest africaine (UEMOA)
Développement digital
Téléphonie mobile
Document Type: 
Research Report

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