Disparities between developed and emerging economies in digital divide and ICT gap to bring agricultural sustainability

Khanal, Saugat; Bhattarai, Shweta; Adhikari, Upama; Sharma, D. R.; Pandey, Meena

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“…The digital divide is the distinction between those who have internet and/or mobile access and are able to make use of digital communications services, and those who are excluded from these services (USAID, 2020). Khanal (2021) notes that the global digital divide shows global disparities, mainly between the countries with developed and emerging economies, in regard to access to data and information resources such as the Internet and the opportunities obtained from such access. Developed countries have not only more progressive economies, but also more highly developed infrastructures of Information and Communication Technology (ICT).…”

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Assessing the Effect of ICTs on Agriculture Productivity Based on the UTAUT Model in Developing Countries. Case Study of Southern Province in Zambia

Nkandu¹,

Phiri²

2022

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The study was assessing the effect of Information and Communications Technology (ICTs) on agriculture productivity in Zambia's Southern Province based on the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) Model. Additionally, the study focused on highlighting social economic factors that influence adoption of ICTS. The sample was drawn from small scale farmers in Mazabuka and Monze districts of Southern Province. The study used a mixed method approach and used a multi-stage sampling procedure to draw the sample. Data was collected using both qualitative and quantitative responses using both closed ended and open ended questionnaire generated based on the UTAUT conceptual framework. The response rate was 94% from both Mazabuka and Monze districts. The research utilised the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) software and used Regression and Pearson Correlation to analyse the data. Pearson Correlation analysis showed that Performance Expectancy (R = 356**, P-Value = 0.000), Social Influence (601**, P-Value = 0.000) and Facilitating Conditions (R = 0.647**, P-Value = 0.000) and Effort Expectancy (R = 0.185**, P-Value = 0.001) are all positively correlated to behavioural intention. Similarly, regression analysis results were less than the significance level of 0.005 therefore, it was inferred that there is significant impact of all the independent variables on behavioural intention. The research also concluded that there is a relationship between ICT adoption and productivity.

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Section: Influence Of the Digital Divide In Ict Adoptionmentioning

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Assessing the Effect of ICTs on Agriculture Productivity Based on the UTAUT Model in Developing Countries. Case Study of Southern Province in Zambia

Nkandu¹,

Phiri²

2022

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“…The use of mobile phones holds a promising future for smallholder farmers by providing, among other things, new approaches for accessing agricultural marketing information. In America and Europe, the integration of mobile phone technology in the agriculture sector resulted in farmers accessing agricultural marketing information (Khanal et al ., 2021; Spielman et al ., 2021). In Africa, studies (i.e.…”

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Use of mobile phone technologies for accessing agricultural marketing information by grape smallholder farmers: a technological acceptance model (TAM) perspective

Nyagango

Sife

Kazungu

2023

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PurposeFactors influencing the use of mobile phone technologies for agricultural market information access remain a mixed debate, and there are contradictive views among studies. This study examined factors influencing the use of mobile phone technologies for agricultural marketing information access. The study is anchored on the technological acceptance model (TAM).Design/methodology/approachA descriptive cross-sectional research design was adopted with a sample size of 400 grape smallholder farmers. A structured questionnaire and focus group discussions (FGDs) were used to gather data. Descriptive, ordinal logistic regression and thematic approaches were used in data analysis.FindingsThe study confirmed grape smallholder farmers generally considered mobile phone technologies as an appropriate communication channel to stay informed about agricultural marketing information. It was found that reliable electricity supply, relevance, timeliness, perceived ease of use (PEOU) and perceived usefulness (PU) of mobile phone technologies influenced the level of agricultural marketing information access.Research limitations/implicationsThis research is limited to a selected number of grape smallholder farmers in Dodoma, Tanzania, and leaves out those without mobile phones. Also, the study was cross-sectional in nature, so it may not be necessarily capable of consistently providing critical and consistent information about the same population over a series of times.Originality/valueThis study contributes to the body of knowledge by integrating the use of mobile phone technologies to access marketing information in informing policy and decision-making processes to promote grape marketing.

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Climate Change Adaptation Information Usability Among Maize Farmers in Ido Local Government Area of Oyo State, Nigeria

Kayode,

Christiana

2024

IJAAS

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The availability of climate change information has not always led to more successful adaptation; even when climate change adaptation information is available, there are still obstacles to its efficient use. Furthermore, the tactics required to communicate climate information to end-users for successful adaptation have received less attention. This study focuses on utilization of available climate change adaptation information among maize farmers in the study area. Simple random sampling technique was used to select 203 respondents for data collection. The data were collected using a questionnaire and analysed through the use of the standard statistical package for social sciences. The communication strategies used include inter-personal, audio, visual and social media. The results revealed that the strategies used in communicating climate change adaptation information to maize farmers in the study area yielded great influence in terms of benefits to the farmers such as the increase in income, prevention of yield loss, reduced soil degradation, maintaining good human health status, and improved weed management. The information that is popularly utilised is mixed cropping (61.6%), water management (58.1%), and early warning (58.1%). A significant relationship existed between communication channels (r=0.8, p<.05) and respondents’ climate change adaptation information utilization. Poor understanding of the message and lack of funds to put the information into practice hinders some respondents from utilising adaptation information. Hence, extension agents need to locate these category farmers and link them with service providers that could provide incentives or credit facilities for sustainable utilisation of available information to combat climate change.

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Disparities between developed and emerging economies in digital divide and ICT gap to bring agricultural sustainability

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Assessing the Effect of ICTs on Agriculture Productivity Based on the UTAUT Model in Developing Countries. Case Study of Southern Province in Zambia

Assessing the Effect of ICTs on Agriculture Productivity Based on the UTAUT Model in Developing Countries. Case Study of Southern Province in Zambia

Use of mobile phone technologies for accessing agricultural marketing information by grape smallholder farmers: a technological acceptance model (TAM) perspective

Climate Change Adaptation Information Usability Among Maize Farmers in Ido Local Government Area of Oyo State, Nigeria

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