Farmers’ Access to ICT Based Media in Receiving Farm Information: A Grassroots Level Study from Bangladesh

Khalak, Abdul; Sarker, Moniruzzaman; Uddin, Mohammed Nasir

doi:10.12691/ajrd-6-1-3

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“…This conforms to the results of Oladele et al (2018). Availability of ICT tools has also been reported to enhance information access through ICT in Bangladesh (Khalak et al, 2018). The negative relationship between ownership of radio and extension pathway could be due to the complementarity of the two pathways.…”

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Household socio-economic factors influencing choice of agro-advisory dissemination pathways for climate change in semi-arid areas of Kenya

Onyango

Mogaka

Ndirangu

et al. 2021

Information Development

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Development in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is adversely affected by climate variability and change due to the dependence of its economies and livelihoods primarily on rain-fed agriculture. Agro-advisories boost informed decision-making as well as planning of farm activities. The purpose of this study was to characterize the pathways through which farmers receive usable location-specific agro-advisories as well as to evaluate the effect of the socio-economic environment in the access to such information. Data was collected from 400 randomly selected households in lower eastern Kenya in a cross-sectional survey. Multivariate probit regression was used to determine the factors influencing the choice of pathways used in accessing climate change adaptation information. Household socio-economic characteristics that were found to be significant in explaining access to disseminated agro-advisories include phone and radio ownership, level of education, marital status, and farm size among others. Based on these findings a conclusion is made that the socio-economic environment within which information is disseminated is vital in determining those who access information and probably act on it. Additionally, pathways found to be complementary or substitutable give information providers new insights on the channels to use in information dissemination. The study recommends that these factors be considered in efforts geared towards promoting agro-advisory preparation and dissemination to improve adaptation to climate variability and change in dryland areas.

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Household socio-economic factors influencing choice of agro-advisory dissemination pathways for climate change in semi-arid areas of Kenya

Onyango

Mogaka

Ndirangu

et al. 2021

Information Development

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“…Khalak et al [22] carried out an investigation to find out farmers' access to different ICT based media for getting agricultural information. Findings (Table 5)…”

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“…A focus group discussion (FGD) was conducted by [22] to elucidate the problems faced by the farmers in receiving agricultural information using ICT based medias. It was observed that ( [23] majority (61.25%) of the farmers mentioned that poor level of their education is the highest-level problem for getting better access to ICT based media.…”

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“…Agricultural research organizations need to learn lessons from countries which face similar challenges like Bangladesh and devise a similar framework to ensure best use of ICTs in the area of agricultural research. Decision Support System in AGRO Technology Transfer (DSSAT) or similar software can reduce scientists' or extension personnel's' workload by using computer generated crop simulation data on crop yield, yield contributing characters, nutrient [22] uptakes etc. [16].…”

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Role of ICT on Agriculture and Its Future Scope in Bangladesh

Chowhan¹,

Ghosh²

2020

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Agriculture is the oldest profession in the world. Since the historic human civilization periods, it has gradually developed. Technologies have enriched this occupation with the pace of time. Modern agriculture nowadays is so much dependent on ICT. A thorough review of secondary data sources; i.e. overlook of literatures from web, online published articles, reports, news etc. on some selective districts of Bangladesh was made to study the current features of ICT, its exercise and future prospects in the context of agriculture information and communication. Findings revealed that the majority of the farming group and thereby involved extension workers (SAAO) have limited access, usage, knowledge and capacity on the use of ICT tools and media. Farmers mostly use AICCs (Agriculture Information and Communication Centre), non-smart cell phones, TV and radio for agricultural communication. Conversely, SAAOs (Sub Assistant Agriculture Officer) used mobile phones, demonstrations and consulted AEO (Agriculture Extension Officer) for information and communications. Their utilization level of ICT based service was found much lower. Solutions to address these problems were found to be IT-based trainings, easy access and availability of ICT tools and services at a convenient price. Being an agrarian country; there’s a huge opportunity for improvement of ICTs in the agricultural sectors. These include, dedicated bandwidth of internet, electricity, reducing internet data charges, establishment of a data center, agriculture database, encyclopedia, GIS, RS, GPS, radio-based technologies, online-based agricultural (seed, fertilizer, pesticide, irrigation, marketing linkage etc.) management systems, IoT, drone, artificial intelligence, robotics, nanotechnology, machine learning, big data analytics etc. Incorporation of these high techs are now a burning issue for the future development of agriculture and sustain production in a rapid changing world.

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“…Chowhan & Ghosh (2020) conducted a study on the role of ICT in agriculture and its future scope in Bangladesh and found that farmers and extension staff have limited access, level of knowledge and capacity to use ICTs. Another study conducted by Khalak et al, (2018) on farmers' access to ICT-based media in receiving information and reported that the majority of the farmers had low access to ICT-based media in receiving farm information. Syiem & Raj (2015) accomplished a study on access and usage of ICTs by the tribal farmers in Meghalaya State of North-East India.…”

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Farmers’ usage of information and communication technologies for integrated farm management: An analytical study focusing on rural households of Bangladesh

Rana

2023

JAI

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Agricultural farming consists of multiple components and information related to farm management is one of the crucial factors. Information and communication technologies (ICTs) provide reliable and need based information in an effective way. This study focuses on investigating the extent of ICTs usage for integrated farm management and to clarify the underlying factors in Gauripur upazila (sub-district) under Mymensingh district of Bangladesh. To achieve the purpose of the study, data were collected from 75 randomly sampled farmers using structured questionnaire. Both descriptive and inferential statistical techniques were applied to obtain the findings of the study. The findings of the study clearly revealed that the highest proportion of the farmers (46%) had the tendency to use ICTs to a moderate extent. The analytical findings from the study showed that among the socio-demographic attributes annual income, training received, access to information sources and knowledge level were significantly associated with the usage of ICTs by the farmers. The step-wise multiple regression analysis indicated that knowledge on ICT usage, annual income and access to information sources were the most influential factors affecting the usage of ICTs by the farmers. The policy implications of the study suggests paying more attention to increase the operational knowledge and access to ICTs with provision to hands-on training and economic incentives for rural poor farmers. The integrated approach combining both public and private sectors can be effective to improve the extent of ICT usage for efficient farm management.

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Farmers’ Access to ICT Based Media in Receiving Farm Information: A Grassroots Level Study from Bangladesh

Cited by 9 publications

References 5 publications

Household socio-economic factors influencing choice of agro-advisory dissemination pathways for climate change in semi-arid areas of Kenya

Household socio-economic factors influencing choice of agro-advisory dissemination pathways for climate change in semi-arid areas of Kenya

Role of ICT on Agriculture and Its Future Scope in Bangladesh

Farmers’ usage of information and communication technologies for integrated farm management: An analytical study focusing on rural households of Bangladesh

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