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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The ICT in Agriculture e-Sourcebook, available at www.ICTinAgriculture.org, is made possible by a number of key individuals, donors and partner organizations. It was financed by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland under the Finland / infoDev / Nokia program on Creating Sustainable Businesses in the Knowledge Economy, whose generous contributions and ideas served as a foundation for its production. The e-Sourcebook was managed by a core team led by Eija Pehu (World Bank) and Tim Kelly (infoDev), which included Cory Belden (World Bank) and Kevin Donovan (infoDev). Acknowledgements are also due to members of the Steering Committee for the Creating Sustainable Businesses in the Knowledge Economy program, who include Pertti Ikonen (Nokia) and Amb. Markku Kauppinen (Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Finland), Ilkka Lakaniemi (Nokia), Valerie D’Costa (infoDev) and Janamitra Devan (World Bank), Ilari Lindy (World Bank), Philippe Dongier (World Bank), and Riikka Rajalahti (World Bank). Acknowledgements are also due to the authors of each module, who contributed their expertise and knowledgeable experience. These authors include Henry Bagazonzya (World Bank), Peter Ballantyne (International Livestock Research Institute), Michael Barrett (University of Cambridge), Cory Belden (World Bank), Regina Birner (University of Hohenheim), Riccardo del Castello (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Tuukka Castrén (World Bank), Vikas Choudhary (World Bank), Grahame Dixie (World Bank), Kevin Donovan (infoDev), Philip Edge (Consultant), Tina George (World Bank), May Hani (FAO), Julie Harrod (Consultant), Pekka Jamsen (AgriCord), Teemu Jantunen (FM-International Oy FINNMAP), Nithya Jayaraman (Consultant), Ajit Maru (Global Forum on Agriculture Research [GFAR]), Suvranil Majumdar (World Bank), Cristina Manfre (Cultural Practice, LLC), Robin McLaren (Know Edge Ltd), Kerry McNamara (American University), Estibalitz Morras (FAO), Karin Nichterlein (FAO), Eija Pehu (World Bank), Madhavi Pillai (World Bank), Enrica Porcari (Consultative Group on International Agriculture Research [CGIAR]), Luz Diaz Rios (World Bank), Stephen Rudgard (FAO), Zaid Safdar (World Bank), Soham Sen (World Bank), Mira Slavova (International Food Policy Research Institute [IFPRI]), Lara Srivastava (Webster University), Victoria Stanley (World Bank), and Sophie Treinen (FAO). The e-Sourcebook was refined and improved by a large number of peer reviewers, whose work is gratefully recognized. These reviewers include Gavin Adlington (World Bank), Maria Amelina (World Bank), Simon Batchelor (Gamos Ltd), Brian Bedard (World Bank), Deepak Bhatia (World Bank), Fritz Brugger (Syngenta Foundation), Mark Cackler (World Bank), Tuukka Castrén (World Bank), Maria Collion (World Bank), Kristin Davis (Global Forum on Research and Advisory Services), Grahame Dixie (World Bank), Kevin Donavan (infoDev), Fionna Douglas, (World Bank), Shaun Ferris (Catholic Relief Services), Alexander Flor (University of the Phillippines), Steve Froggett (United States Department of Agriculture), Aparajita Goyal (World Bank), Guillaume Gruere (IFPRI), Willem Heemskerk (Royal Tropical Institute), Peter Jaegar (ACCORD), Teemu Jantunen (FM-International Oy FINNMAP), Mercy Karanja (Gates Foundation), Renate Kloeppinger (World Bank), Donald Larson (World Bank), Ilari Lindy (World Bank), Calvin Miller (FAO), Ken Lohento (Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA)), Bart Minten (IFPRI), Jorge A. Muñoz (World Bank), Clare O’Farrell (FAO), Rodo Ortiz (World Bank), Kevin Painting (CTA), Andrea Pape-Christiansen (World Bank), Judith Payne (US Agency for International Development (USAID)), Eija Pehu (World Bank), Karl Prince (Iceni Mobile), Riikka Rajalahti (World Bank), Eva Rathgeber (Consultant), Lal Rattan (Ohio State University), Mike Robson (FAO), Deborah Rubin (Cultural Practice, LLC), Sandra Sargent (World Bank), Andrew Shepard (FAO), and William Zijp (Consultant). Very special thanks also goes to our editorial support team, which included Kelly Cassaday (Consultant) and Mike Donaldson (Consultant). The team is grateful to Kaisa Antikainen (World Bank) who led the publication process, as well as to the organizations and individuals who contributed photos and other media. Also worthy of recognition are Kimberly Kweder (World Bank) and Ritesh Sanan (World Bank) who provided substantial technical web expertise. The team is also grateful to the organizers of infoDev’s 4th Global Forum on Innovation & Technology Entrepreneurship, where the e-Sourcebook was featured and previewed on May 31, 2011 in Helsinki, Finland.
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