Facilitating Agricultural Technology Adoption Among the Poor: The Role of Service Delivery Through Mobile Phones

Baumüller, Heike

doi:10.2139/ssrn.2237987

Cited by 61 publications

(32 citation statements)

References 39 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…On the contrary, the researcher views these interventions as having immensely contributed to the development of agriculture therefore coordination of research, information sharing and dissemination is what ought to be addressed. Agricultural innovation is largely affected by information available on the innovation and how well that knowledge is passed to the stakeholders [15][16][17][18]. This calls for a reliable and efficient information system that is not subject to the enumerated limitations.…”

Section: 2existing Information Systems In Usementioning

confidence: 99%

A Mobile-based Tea Farming Information System

Munene¹,

Kasamani²

2018

IJCA

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Current trends in information and communication technology have led to emergence of smartphones with faster wireless speeds, faster graphics, better screens, and faster processors. Tapping into this technology can lead to development of mobile information systems that promote sustainable farming through timely information access, especially in tea farming. The traditional practice in tea farming has been dissemination of information through extension officers, Farmer Field Schools, mass media or farmer's sharing own experience. Consequently, this vital information is either accessed too late or when obsolete and/or it is sometimes completely lacking. Limited access to information has led to an information gap hence farmers practice poor planning and farming resulting to environmental degradation and reduced revenues. This paper focused on developing a tea farming information system that meets the information needs of tea farmers. The nature of the study required the researcher to adopt deductive approach so as to compare the data findings against the existing literature through logical reasoning. A case study strategy was employed to gain a rich understanding of the research perspective with the focus being the tea farmers of Mungania Tea Factory Company Limited. Through qualitative and quantitative analysis, the research findings can be generalised to all the tea farmers. Agile system development methodology was employed due to its sustainable development having testing integrated throughout the lifecycle. The contribution of this research concerns adoption of a tea farming information system to improve on productivity, service delivery, profitability, decision-making and farmer protection from fraud and losses. Moreover, it facilitates the communication between the factory and the farmers giving easier access to extension services. It further enhances processing of more accurate and comprehensive information and generation of useful reports.

show abstract

Section: 2existing Information Systems In Usementioning

confidence: 99%

A Mobile-based Tea Farming Information System

Munene¹,

Kasamani²

2018

IJCA

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…15 These results clearly show that, modern technology adoption in Zimbabwe is still very low and this is consistent with other developing countries. 9,10,11 Beauty Therapy Industry Trends…”

Section: Technologies Being Used In Zimbabwe's Beauty Therapy Industrmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Skin toning, rejuvenation of aged or damaged skin and slimming was done using sea mud 8 . In Zimbabwe like many other developing nations the adoption of modern technology is still very low 9,10,11 . Thus the use of modern technology is lagging behind and consequently under researched 12,13,14 .…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Exploring Modern Technology Adoption in Zimbabwe’s Beauty Therapy Industry

Mudzingwa¹,

Kabote²

2014

IOSRJHSS

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Mobile financial services are among the most promising mobile applications in the developing world [1,11]. Mobile money could become a general platform that transforms entire economies, as it is adopted across commerce, health care, agriculture, and other sectors.…”

Section: A Analysis Of the Kenyan Experience: M-pesamentioning

confidence: 99%

Evolving Payment Platform for Developing Countries

Mbinkeu

2013

Int. J. Interact. Mob. Technol.

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Abstract-This article shows the impact of the growing adoption of mobile phones in the field of money transfer in Africa but also their uses in the field of retail payments or micropayments that is financial transaction from person to person (P2P) for small amounts. We show how these innovations will continue to improve the quality of life of Africans especially those in rural areas. We present M-Pesa as a mobile payment system which has had great success in Kenya. We identify the fundamental principles of success thus this enabled us to create an ECOPAY platform which is an innovative mobile payment system. Our platform provides different types of m-payment like as B2C, B2B or P2P using the mobile phone or others devices. Each transaction is secure by using encrypted message and encrypted connection between the devices and the ECOPAY servers.

show abstract

Facilitating Agricultural Technology Adoption Among the Poor: The Role of Service Delivery Through Mobile Phones

Cited by 61 publications

References 39 publications

A Mobile-based Tea Farming Information System

A Mobile-based Tea Farming Information System

Exploring Modern Technology Adoption in Zimbabwe’s Beauty Therapy Industry

Evolving Payment Platform for Developing Countries

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About