Promoting Agricultural Value Chains:
In the OIC Member Countries
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Figure 4-1 Access to electricity in OIC Member Countries, 2010
Source: World Development Indicators, 2015
On a positive note, access to mobile telecommunication has improved greatly over the past 15
years in OIC Member Countries. In 2000, the average mobile phone subscription rate in OIC
countries was at 5 per 100 inhabitants, and by 2014 this number had reached 106 on average
(se (ITU World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators database, 2015).
Figure 4-2 Mobile phone subscriptions in OIC Member Countries
Source: ITU World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators database, 2015
With the proliferation of mobile telecommunication, access to market information has
improved for many farmers. Mobile phones make it possible to convey timely, accurate
information on prices, buyer contracts, distribution channels, specification for grades and
standards, and storage recommendations. Such information significantly reduces the
transaction costs along the value chain. In countries such as Bangladesh and Nigeria, mobile
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ChadNiger
Burkina Faso
Uganda
Mozambique
Mali
Mauritania
GuineaBeninTogo
Sudan
Somalia
Gambia, TheAfghanistanYemen, Rep.
Nigeria
Comoros
Cameroon
Djibouti
Bangladesh
Senegal
Guinea-Bissau
Cote d'Ivoire
Brunei Darussalam
GuyanaGabon
Pakistan
Syrian Arab RepublicUnited Arab Emirates
BahrainKuwaitOmanQatar
Saudi Arabia
PalestineIndonesia
Iraq
Iran, Islamic Rep.
MoroccoAlgeriaJordanTunisia
Egypt, Arab Rep.
LebanonMaldivesAlbania
AzerbaijanKazakhstan
Kyrgyz Republic
Libya
SurinameTajikistan
Turkmenistan
Turkey
Uzbekistan
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27%
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106%
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2000 2005 2010 2014