Abstract:This chapter investigates the way rice farmers in the north-eastern territory of Sierra Leone access different kinds of information across the agricultural season through a multiplicity of channels, including but not limited to mobile phones. Furthermore, it seeks to identify the main demographic variables linked to adoption and use of mobile phones and the related services that can be accessed through these devices. The study highlights a very dynamic behaviour of farmers, and identifies a high diffusion of m… Show more
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