Market Information System and the Ethiopia Commodity Exchange
| dc.contributor.advisor | Belwal, Rakesh(Dr.) | |
| dc.contributor.author | Zegeye, Mesay | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-05-25T11:37:46Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-11-04T09:03:41Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-05-25T11:37:46Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-11-04T09:03:41Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2007-07 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The majority of Ethiopian population lives in the countryside and makes a living by producing agricultural products. Farmers in the rural areas sell their agricultural products to merchants from the cities at very low prices. This is because farmers do not have the option of getting market information of agricultural products in the major market places other than their localities. Due to this fact, the livelihood of farmers is deteriorating day by day. This has a direct impact on the Ethiopian economy since the economy strongly depends on agriculture. To improve the livelihood of farmers, it is important that they get market information to enable them sell what they have at reasonable and fair prices. Hence, efficient and practical way of providing up-to-date market information to farmers is highly needed. The Ethiopia Commodity Exchange is established to create a better market environment for farmers as well as consumers. ICT is one of the three pillars of Ethiopia Commodity Exchange. Using tools of ICT, one can provide accurate market information to farmers and traders in rural areas. The majority of the population in the rural areas is not educated enough to use computers. In addition, implementation of computer based Market Information System may require installing computers and computer network in the villages of rural Ethiopia. This kind of venture can be very expensive. Furthermore, the necessary infrastructure, such as electricity, for setting up computer networks is not available in most rural parts of Ethiopia. Hence, a solution which is not too costly to implement and at the same time easy to use is needed. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/123456789/26555 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | A.A.U | en_US |
| dc.subject | Ethiopia Commodity | en_US |
| dc.subject | Market Information | en_US |
| dc.title | Market Information System and the Ethiopia Commodity Exchange | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |