Barriers to ICT Usage: An Assessment Among the Sugarcane Farmers in Disadvantaged Districts of Tamil Nadu, India

Prathap, D. Puthira; Murali, P.; Venkatasubramanian, V.

doi:10.1007/s12355-020-00889-w

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“…Such technological barriers were also found in a survey conducted with 240 Indian sugarcane farmers, in which only 18% of the rural population have access to the internet [126]. In addition, they highlighted the lack of time, educational access and elevated production costs [127].…”

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Challenges of Digital Solutions in Sugarcane Crop Production: A Review

Molin,

Wei,

da Silva

2024

AgriEngineering

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Over the years, agricultural management practices are being improved as they integrate Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) and Precision Agriculture tools. Regarding sugarcane crop production, this integration aims to reduce production cost, enhance input applications, and allow communication among different hardware and datasets, improving system sustainability. Sugarcane mechanization has some particularities that mandate the development of custom solutions based on digital tools, which are being applied globally in different crops. Digital mechanization can be conceived as the application of digital tools on mechanical operation. This review paper addresses different digital solutions that have contributed towards the mechanization of sugarcane crop production. The process of digitalization and transformation in agriculture and its related operations to sugarcane are presented, highlighting important ICT applications such as real-time mechanical operations monitoring and integration among operations, demonstrating their contributions and limitations regarding management efficiency. In addition, this article presents the major challenges to overcome and possible guidance on research to address these issues, i.e., poor communication technologies available, need for more focus on field and crop data, and lack of data interoperability among mechanized systems.

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Section: Technological Implementationmentioning

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“…Despite the above issues, there is another barrier related to the technological adoption in agriculture that must be overcome, namely internet access. Thus, government political actions to promote internet and electrical access, as well as tailored crop extension aid to increase farmers' digital trust, are needed [127].…”

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Challenges of Digital Solutions in Sugarcane Crop Production: A Review

Molin,

Wei,

da Silva

2024

AgriEngineering

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“…Various explanatory variables were selected to estimate the predicted values of the outcome variable. The choice of variables was based on the studies (Prathap et al ., 2021; Qui et al ., 2021; Ahmad et al ., 2021; Okello et al ., 2020). The description of variables included in the ordinal logistic regression model and their level of measurement are presented in Table 1.…”

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Use of mobile phone technologies for accessing agricultural marketing information by grape smallholder farmers: a technological acceptance model (TAM) perspective

Nyagango

Sife

Kazungu

2023

TECHS

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PurposeFactors influencing the use of mobile phone technologies for agricultural market information access remain a mixed debate, and there are contradictive views among studies. This study examined factors influencing the use of mobile phone technologies for agricultural marketing information access. The study is anchored on the technological acceptance model (TAM).Design/methodology/approachA descriptive cross-sectional research design was adopted with a sample size of 400 grape smallholder farmers. A structured questionnaire and focus group discussions (FGDs) were used to gather data. Descriptive, ordinal logistic regression and thematic approaches were used in data analysis.FindingsThe study confirmed grape smallholder farmers generally considered mobile phone technologies as an appropriate communication channel to stay informed about agricultural marketing information. It was found that reliable electricity supply, relevance, timeliness, perceived ease of use (PEOU) and perceived usefulness (PU) of mobile phone technologies influenced the level of agricultural marketing information access.Research limitations/implicationsThis research is limited to a selected number of grape smallholder farmers in Dodoma, Tanzania, and leaves out those without mobile phones. Also, the study was cross-sectional in nature, so it may not be necessarily capable of consistently providing critical and consistent information about the same population over a series of times.Originality/valueThis study contributes to the body of knowledge by integrating the use of mobile phone technologies to access marketing information in informing policy and decision-making processes to promote grape marketing.

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Barriers to ICT Usage: An Assessment Among the Sugarcane Farmers in Disadvantaged Districts of Tamil Nadu, India

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Challenges of Digital Solutions in Sugarcane Crop Production: A Review

Challenges of Digital Solutions in Sugarcane Crop Production: A Review

Use of mobile phone technologies for accessing agricultural marketing information by grape smallholder farmers: a technological acceptance model (TAM) perspective

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