Analysis of the factors influencing the adoption of digital extension services: evidence from the RiceAdvice application in Nigeria

Amoussouhoui, Rico; Arouna, Aminou; Bavorová, Miroslava; Verner, Vladimír; Yergo, Wilfried Gnipabo; Banout, Jan

doi:10.1080/1389224x.2023.2222109

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“…The common challenging maintaining the sustainability for agricultural information centers at the remote and rural levels are include lack of human capacity, budget constraint for the operation, limited input of energy needed particularly the electrical concern and the network infrastructure for internet connections. Introduction and diffusion of the ICT-based extension media requires learning and educational ability for capacity building in all the areas of agribusiness subsystem particularly in terms of community readiness, local socio-economics demography and infrastructures [9][10][11][12][13]. On the other hand, most of the farming application in rural areas still relies on traditional system where commonly peasantry and subsistence; smallholder, lack of technology, low productivity, and the limited market [14,15].…”

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ICT-based agricultural extension literacy and the needs for agriculture development and sustainability: a case study of rice farmer in Aceh

Zikri,

Firda,

Hamid

et al. 2024

IOP Conf. Ser.: Earth Environ. Sci.

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In the current era of technological development, agricultural extension considers as one of the determinant factors for the smoothness and success of agriculture development and sustainability. This study aims to determine the literacy and the needs of lowland rice farmers towards agricultural extension using social media and its contributing factors. The study employs a questionnaire survey using simple random sampling of 48 farmers located in Kecamatan Delima, Pidie –one of the central paddy fields in the region. Data analysis used a descriptive approach and binary logistic regression analysis. The study finds that almost half of respondents had a high literacy, while 29.5 percent were moderate, and only 12.5 percent were low. Related to needs, about two-thirds of respondents stated the urgency of interest and need of using ICT-based media as a means for outreach as a medium of information, training, and satisfaction. Statistically, access to information and farmer age affect the need for information and satisfaction, while educational attributes influence the need for training. The employment of the current and latest technological media as a learning tool and diffusion of innovation is necessary for estimable and admirable alternative changing behavior in agricultural development.

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