This paper investigates the role of knowledge
management in African agricultural and rural
development policies, and how information
and communications technologies (ICTs) can
contribute to enhance it. African Policymakers
are aware of the importance of knowledge
management; however, its actual use is constrained
by inter-related factors encompassing the national
context and investments in ICTs for knowledge
management are still limited. As a result, the
capacity to collect and analyse locally-generated
and locally-relevant data is low and so is the use of
these information for policymaking. ICTs are being
used to varying degrees but the linkages between
ICTs, knowledge management and policymaking
are not yet well established.