Does ICT-based aquaculture extension contribute to greater adoption of good management practices and improved incomes? Evidence from Ghana

Impact of adoption of better management practices and nutrition-sensitive training on the productivity, livelihoods and food security of small-scale aquaculture producers in Myanmar

“…Second, there are three possible and partly overlapping explanations about the observed improvements in dietary diversity, namely food purchases, crop diversity, and nutrition awareness. Regarding food purchase, as outlined in the previous paragraph, beneficiary households generally improved both their total income and aquaculture income per unit area (see also Ntiri et al, 2022;Filipski & Belton, 2018;Karim et al, 2020), which essentially increases their ability to purchase a diversity of food options, as has been identified in other contexts (Kassam, 2014). Regarding crop diversity, a key element of the intervention was to provide seeds of different crop species to promote food production in pond dykes and home gardens (Sect.…”

“…There are several different approaches to elicit the impact of development interventions including assessing changes 2016) or counterfactual analysis (i.e., comparisons with groups that did not receive the intervention) (e.g., Aung et al, 2023;Dam Lam et al, 2022). Counterfactual techniques vary in their ability to randomize the assignment of beneficiaries to the intervention, and include randomized control trials (Ragasa et al, 2022b;Verbowski et al, 2018) and matching approaches (Ntiri et al, 2022;Tran et al, 2020).…”

“…It might be possible to facilitate the longer-term provision of extension services through the closer cooperation of public institutions with private entities such as NGOs and private businesses (Aung et al, 2023;N'souvi et al, 2021). As different studies around the world have shown this will likely require context-specific paradigm shifts in how extension is provided or even how small-scale production systems and markets operate (Aung et al, 2023;Girma & Kuma, 2022;Labarthe & Laurent, 2013;Ntiri et al, 2022), especially in a country like Myanmar where the government plays a strong role in most aspects of the economy.…”

Pemanfaatan Aplikasi SawitKita (Smallholders Assisted With Information Technology) dalam Mendukung Penerapan Good Agricultural Practices (GAP)

“…Tingkat umur menjadi pengaruh signifikan dalam penggunaan literasi (Alant & Bakare, 2021). Penyuluhan berbasis seluler lebih mudah diakses oleh kaum muda dan petani yang lebih berpendidikan sehingga dapat menjadi media yang baik untuk menjangkau kelompok-kelompok ini (Ntiri et al, 2022). Pengguna paling sedikit yaitu pada rentang usia 13-22 tahun.…”

“…Pendampungan atau penyuluhan secara digital akan lebih mudah dalam membangun jaringan, koordinasi dan bertukar informasi (Baumüller et al, 2023). Teknologi informasi dan komunikasi memiliki pengaruh yang positif terhadap penerapan GAP dalam melakukan kegiatan budidaya pertanian, meningkatkan produktivitas pertanian, dan pendapatan petani (Ntiri et al, 2022). Selain itu dengan pemanfaatan fitur gambar dan video meningkatkan penggunaan teknologi dan praktik yang direkomendasikan dengan meningkatkan akses penyuluhan dan pengetahuan petani (Alant & Bakare, 2021).…”