With the increased popularity of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in agriculture, we focused our research about what ICTs could do for a rural Ecuadorian organization, Cultivando el Futuro (CeF). CeF is an initiative that distributes seedlings and hosts educational webinars for members to promote food sovereignty. Their current Facebook page is not an effective platform for distributing this information. Our goal was to evaluate CeF’s current platform and then propose a new platform to help more members develop their agricultural practices. Through Facebook Insights, surveys, and interviews, we were able to compare ICTs and decide that a website would be the best fit for CeF.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Spratt, Allison A.
• Looney, Tyler C.
• Smith, Eliza L.
• Gerov Armas, Alejandro

Subject

• Food
• Innovation
• Sustainability
• Community
• Learning
• Culture

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-031821-134307
• 6026

Keyword

• Rural
• Agriculture
• Food sovereignty
• Website development
• Community
• Information and Communication Technology

Advisor

• Miller, Fabienne
• Elgert, Laureen

Year

• 2021

Center

• Cuenca, Ecuador Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• Marisol Peñaloza

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• 2 - Zero Hunger
• 9 - Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
• 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities

Date created

• 2021-03-18

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Last modified

• 2021-05-03