Use of cell phones by the farmers as an extension tool to practice sustainable agriculture and achieve food security in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Aldosari, Fahad; Al-Sakran, Mohamad S.; Alkhubizi, Hammad F.N.; Muddassir, Muhammad; Noor, Mehmood Ali; Mubushar, Muhammad

doi:10.18006/2017.5(spl-1-safsaw).s91.s98

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“…In this regard, the emerging trend of using ICTs for extension and advisory services is commonly prevailing in many developed as well as developing countries (AKER & KSOLL, 2016). The argument that "communication technologies are the future of agricultural extension and countries cannot afford the cost of face to face extension anymore" is commonly prevailed because the cellular phone has a potential to replace the face to face extension system (ALDOSARI et al, 2017).…”

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“…Similarly, our findings further reported that the majority of the mobile phone users had very limited mobile phone aptitude (calls only) and a significant proportion was unable to read and write text messages (Figure 4). The literature proved that SMS (short message service) possess a huge potential for the delivery of farm advisory services, but lack of education, awareness, and training poses hampers in the way of successful utilization (ALDOSARI et al, 2017;NEHA et al, 2018). Similar is the case of the present study, where the majority of farmers lacked in reading and writing the text messages (Figure 4).…”

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Farmers’ use of mobile phone for accessing agricultural information in Pakistan:

Khan¹,

Gao²,

Ali

et al. 2019

Cienc. Rural

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Agriculture is considered as the main driving force in Pakistan’s economy employing 45% of the country’s labor force and generating 20% of national GDP Agriculture sector of Pakistan is facing numerous challenges including non-adoption of agricultural technology at the farm level, due to farmers’ lack of access to the latest information. In this context, the current study focusses on the use of the mobile phone in accessing agricultural information among the farmers of the of district Muzaffargarh,Punjab, Pakistan. A multistage sampling technique was used to collect data from the two tehsils (cities/sub-districts) of Muzaffargarh formulating a total sample of 180 farmers. SPSS computer-based Software was used for analyzing the data. Results revealed that 91.2% of the farmers indicated mobile phone ownership. It was further reported that 87.20 % of the farmers used private sectors advisory staff to obtain agriculture information. Market information was ranked as the highest accessed information among the rest of farm-related use. Easy access to updated information and connectivity with stakeholders were reported as the highest perceived benefits of mobile phone use (4.63 & 4.72 mean). Findings reported that farmers’ limited aptitude of Mobile phone usage and lack of awareness of information sources as major constraints in farm-related use of the Mobile phone. On the basis of findings, the current study provided recommendations and policy implications for utilizing the true potential of these ICT-enabled solutions in agriculture.

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Section: Farmers Attributes Regarding Mobile Phone Usementioning

confidence: 99%

Farmers’ use of mobile phone for accessing agricultural information in Pakistan:

Khan¹,

Gao²,

Ali

et al. 2019

Cienc. Rural

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“…Globally, several studies have focused on mobile phone application and use in agriculture (Aker and Ksoll, 2016;Aldosari et al, 2017;Tadesse and Bahiigwa, 2015). However, in Pakistan, very little literature is found related to perception and use of ICTs (Maqsood, 2015;Javaid, 2017), and no study considered the factors related to the use and adoption of mobile phones in the agriculture and food sector.…”

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“…Many studies argue that various factors are associated with the use and adoption of the mobile phone in agricultural information dissemination (Aldosari et al, 2017;Obong et al, 2018). For instance, farmers' socioeconomic characteristics like age and education are shown to be crucial in determining their behaviour regarding use of the mobile phone for accessing farm information (Ali and Kumar, 2011).…”

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“…Like many other sectors, access to updated knowledge and smooth transfer of information has always been important in agriculture, but has become more needful in view of emerging global issues such as climate change and food insecurity. Farmers' access to updated farm knowledge such as innovative farm technologies and availability and market prices of various farm inputs and products has become mandatory (Aldosari et al, 2017).…”

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Farmers’ use of mobile phone-based farm advisory services in Punjab, Pakistan

Khan

Gao

Sertse

et al. 2019

Information Development

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The agriculture sector in Pakistan faces enormous challenges of lack of farm knowledge adoption due to the farmers’ lack of access to the latest information. Recently various mobile phone-based farm advisory services (FAS) have been introduced as an alternative to the conventional extension methods. Despite many ICT initiatives, the performance of these projects remains unsatisfactory. The current study was designed to identify these FAS, farmers’ extent of use, and factors associated with their adoption. Two hundred and forty farmers were surveyed in the rural areas of district Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire and analysed with SPSS software. Findings revealed that 77.08% of the sampled farmers were using mobile-based FAS. Telecom and private sector FAS were reported to have the highest share of users (37.08% and 25.83% respectively). Results of the logistic regression showed that farmers’ educational level, mobile use skills, mobile possession duration and the number of mobile phones in a family were found positively significant, while farmers’ age and contact with extension agents were negatively significant. The findings conclude that education and digital literacy are essential for the use of mobile-based alternatives and emphasize the need for training and educating the farmers.

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An empirical analysis of the use of agricultural mobile applications among smallholder farmers in Myanmar

Thar

Ramilan

Farquharson

et al. 2020

E J Info Sys Dev Countries

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Mobile phone applications (apps) designed to assist smallholder farmers improve decision‐making have been revolutionizing the agriculture sector. These apps offer solutions to farmer information needs by providing weather information, crop market trends, pest and disease damage identification, and advice on pesticide and fertilizer use. They also facilitate interaction with fellow farmers, extension workers and other stakeholders in the value chain who are interested in information exchange. Much previous research has investigated the contribution of mobile apps to agricultural production. This study explored the agricultural mobile apps available in Myanmar, analyzed factors affecting their use and assessed the potential for farm‐based decision support. Our findings indicate that when introducing mobile‐based tools, focus should be given to younger, more educated farmers growing more specialized crops. The main constraints to adopt agricultural apps are lack of access to smartphone and/or internet (63%) and lack of digital knowledge (20%). However, smallholder farmers in Myanmar were optimistic and positive toward agricultural apps for effective utilization. We also found that majority of the surveyed farmers were familiar with information received through Facebook groups. Incorporating useful information and functions from an agricultural mobile app to a Facebook Page could have a more useful and sustainable impact.

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Use of cell phones by the farmers as an extension tool to practice sustainable agriculture and achieve food security in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Cited by 9 publications

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Farmers’ use of mobile phone for accessing agricultural information in Pakistan:

Farmers’ use of mobile phone for accessing agricultural information in Pakistan:

Farmers’ use of mobile phone-based farm advisory services in Punjab, Pakistan

An empirical analysis of the use of agricultural mobile applications among smallholder farmers in Myanmar

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