Constraints Faced by M-Kisan Users

Jayanthi, M.; Asokhan, M.

doi:10.26725/jee.2016.1.28.5622-5624

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“…Low and socially inequitable uptake of DETs constrains their potential positive impacts. Farmers and extension actors have commonly rejected DETs, deeming them insufficiently useable ( Wyche and Steinfield, 2016 ; Verma et al, 2014 ; Fawole and Olajide, 2012 ) or insufficiently useful ( Munthali et al, 2018 ; Jayanthi and Asokhan, 2016 ). This limited uptake has prevented DETs from influencing agricultural practices ( Maredia et al, 2018 ; Asaka & Smucker et al, 2016 ) and thus downstream development outcomes, like improved agricultural productivity ( Fabregas et al, 2017 ), household incomes ( Mittal and Mehar, 2012 ) and social inclusion ( Lecoutere et al, 2019 ).…”

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How have smallholder farmers used digital extension tools? Developer and user voices from Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia and Southeast Asia

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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How have smallholder farmers used digital extension tools? Developer and user voices from Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia and Southeast Asia

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“…Cost has been identified as a major hindrance to smartphone ownership in developing countries (International Telecommunication Union (ITU), 2018). Jayanthi and Asokhan (2016) observed that the absence of public sector infrastructure such as power supply, and internet facilities impede access to ICTs such mobile apps.…”

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Extension Agents’ Use of Mobile Phone Applications for Agricultural Extension Service Delivery in Ebonyi State Agricultural Development Programme, Nigeria

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Eze²,

Eze³

2021

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This study assessed extension agents’ use of mobile applications (apps) for extension service delivery in Ebonyi State Agricultural Development Programme (EBADP). The study involved 100 field extension agents. Percentage and mean score derived from 4-pointLikert-type scale was employed in the analysis of data. The results of the analysis showed that the most utilized mobile apps for extension service delivery were WhatsApp (76%) and facebook (53%). Lowland rice production (65%), cassava/maize/vegetable production (58%), and upland rice production (47%) were the most recommended packages of crop production component that were extended using mobile apps in EBADP. However, the use of mobile apps for extension service delivery were limited as a result of unavailability of network coverage in rural area (84%), lack of institutional policy for application of mobile apps in extension service (75%), low ownership of smartphones among farmers (73%), poor farmers’ knowledge on the use of mobile apps (67%), and poor internet connectivity (66%). Government should initiate e-extension policy, making mobile apps extension services mandatory for public extension organizations; extension organizations should develop specific mobile apps that will support extension service delivery; and organizing training programmes for extension agents on the use of mobile apps for extension service delivery. Keywords: Mobile apps, smartphones, extension service, WhatsApp, Facebook

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Constraints in adoption of mobile agro advisories by the farmers

Prabha¹,

Arunachalam²

2017

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SUMMARY :Agriculture is a back bone of Indian economy. Indian agricultural growth is hindered by low productivity, shrinking agricultural land base, urbanization, diversification in production and consumption bases, poor market linkages and other factors. Extensive use of modern information technologies need to be promoted at farm level for the transfer of technologies in a cost effective manner. Now-a-days mobile phone is anemerging tool to solve current problem inagriculture. Mobile agro advisory serviceson pest and disease management, nutrient management, intercultural operations, irrigation management, harvesting practices, weather information, market price information attracts huge volume of agriculturists. Even then farmers take a lot of constraints in the adoption of the recommended mobile advisories. Hence a study was conductedin Coimbatore district of Tamil Nadu with a sample of 200 farmers subscribing the SMS based agro advisories. The study revealed that most of the respondents (84.50 %) stated that they have not received any information pertinent to local crops, followed by about seventy per cent (71.00 %) have expressed their concern over the non receipt of messages on agricultural loans and government subsidies and about half of the respondents (52.50 %) stated that there were no messages related with soil and water testing. Most of the farmers (79.00 %) suggested to send the messages in local languages, a majority of the respondents (65.50 %) suggested to increase the frequency of the SMS advisories and about little less than half of the respondents (46.50 %) suggested to include picture and voice advisories.

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Constraints Faced by M-Kisan Users

Cited by 5 publications

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How have smallholder farmers used digital extension tools? Developer and user voices from Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia and Southeast Asia

How have smallholder farmers used digital extension tools? Developer and user voices from Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia and Southeast Asia

Extension Agents’ Use of Mobile Phone Applications for Agricultural Extension Service Delivery in Ebonyi State Agricultural Development Programme, Nigeria

Constraints in adoption of mobile agro advisories by the farmers

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