Awaiting Confirmation of Completion Agriculture production for local consumption and export plays a critical role in the economies of East Africa. In Uganda and Kenya 75-90% of the population make their living from farming. The targetted 4% annual growth in African economies requires a 6% growth in agriculture. The basic unit of production in the region is a small-scale family holding, and a high percentage of families in both Uganda and Kenya live below the poverty line. Improving small scale agricultural production is therefore key to improved rural livelihoods, food security and national economies as a whole, a fact recognised in national poverty eradication programmes.If agriculture is the engine of economic development, information could be described as the fuel. Surveys show that farmers require more information on a range of issues, particularly crop production, credit, agro-inputs and markets. Inadequacies in any one of these areas can negate the benefits of good information in another. For example, good production information could result in increased yields, but with poor market information, the extra yield is of little value. Conversely, poor knowledge on production may leave farmers unable to take advantage of available or developing market opportunities. Modern Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) now offer unprecedented potential to deliver information to rural communities, and thus contribute to alleviating poverty and transforming social and economic conditions. It has been said that ,information technology, together with the ability to use it and adapt it, is the critical factor in generating and accessing wealth, power, and knowledge in our time,. However, although the potential exists, a number of questions need answering if the potential is to be realised: *How can ICTs be most effectively used to deliver the information required by rural farming communities? *How can their benefits be made available to the more disadvantaged groups? *What mechanisms or models for their use will prove sustainable? Building on the experience of the project team with pilot information centres of various kinds in East Africa, this project will address these questions to develop strategies to ensure agricultural knowledge centres based on ICTs provide sustainable benefits to the rural poor. To devise strategies for imple Documented lessons from use of ICTs in rural information centres in East Africa.Agricultural knowledge centre business models.Pilot agricultural knowledge centre.Smart practice outreach and dissemination manual for agricultural knowledge centres.Plan for establishment of a network of agricultural knowledge centres.Project management system installed and operational.