ICT in Agriculture : Connecting Smallholders to Knowledge, Networks, and Institutions

George, Tina; Bagazonzya, Henry K; Ballantyne, Peter G.; Belden, Cory; Birner, Regina; Castello, Riccardo del; Castren, Tuukka; Choudhary, Vikas; Dixie, Grahame; Donovan, Kevin; Edge, Philip; Hani, May; Harrod, Julie; Jamsen, Pekka; Jantunen, Teemu; Jayaraman, N V; Maru, Ajit; Majumdar, Suvranil; Manfre, Cristina; McLaren, Robin; McNamara, Kerry; Morras, Estibalitz; Nichterlein, K.; Pehu, Eija; Pillai, Madhavi M.; Porcari, Rios; Díaz, Luz Amparo Delgado; Rudgard, Stephen; Safdar, Zaid; Sen, Soham; Slavova, Mira; Srivastava, Lara; Stanley, Victoria; Treinen, Sophie

doi:10.1596/12613

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The Little We Know: An Exploratory Literature Review on the Utility of Mobile Phone‐Enabled Services for Smallholder Farmers

Baumüller

2017

J of Intl Development

122

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Mobile technologies could help to improve service delivery to smallholder farmers, but whether such services are fulfilling their potential remains poorly understood. To address this gap, this article presents an exploratory literature review regarding the impact of mobile phone-enabled services on farmers in developing countries. The review highlights a dearth of empirical evidence in this area. Findings suggest that farmers benefited through improvements in production planning, management of weather-related risks, and greater ease in receiving money. The review also points to several methodological shortcomings, notably the reliance on perception data and the failure to assess impacts in relation to usage.

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The Little We Know: An Exploratory Literature Review on the Utility of Mobile Phone‐Enabled Services for Smallholder Farmers

Baumüller

2017

J of Intl Development

122

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From Precision Agriculture to Agriculture 4.0: Integrating ICT in Farming

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Kolorizos

2022

Springer Optimization and Its Applications

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Agricultural Service Delivery Through Mobile Phones: Local Innovation and Technological Opportunities in Kenya

Baumüller

2016

Technological and Institutional Innovations for Marginalized Smallholders in Agricultural Development

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The rapid spread of mobile phones across the developing world offers opportunities to improve service delivery for smallscale farmers. International and local companies have already started to capitalize on these opportunities although many mobile phone-enabled services are still at an early stage. Kenya has emerged as a leader in m-service development in Sub-Saharan Africa. This chapter assesses the key factors that have helped the local innovation scene to emerge and reviews existing agricultural m-services that provide Kenyan farmers with access to information and learning, financial services, and input and output markets. The potential impact of m-services is illustrated with the example of the price and marketing service M-Farm. Finally, the chapter assesses current mobile technology trends to offer an outlook on potential future applications.

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ICT in Agriculture : Connecting Smallholders to Knowledge, Networks, and Institutions

Cited by 28 publications

References 16 publications

The Little We Know: An Exploratory Literature Review on the Utility of Mobile Phone‐Enabled Services for Smallholder Farmers

The Little We Know: An Exploratory Literature Review on the Utility of Mobile Phone‐Enabled Services for Smallholder Farmers

From Precision Agriculture to Agriculture 4.0: Integrating ICT in Farming

Agricultural Service Delivery Through Mobile Phones: Local Innovation and Technological Opportunities in Kenya

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