Livelihood information and knowledge needs, access, and exchange in rural communities in the Bunda District, Tanzania

Mwantimwa, Kelefa

doi:10.1080/10371656.2020.1744271

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“…Similarly, the second most used source was fellow farmers followed by various organizations of farmers. Similar result was reported by Mwantimwa (2020); Benard et al (2014); Bachhav (2012). Likewise, extension workers and ICTs were least used source.…”

Section: Existing Source Of Agricultural Information In the Study Areasupporting

confidence: 89%

Agricultural Information Need of Smallholder Farmers in Chitwan District, Nepal

Mishra

Bhatta

2021

Int J Appl Sci Biotechnol

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Agricultural information is very essential for smallholder farmers to increase farm production and productivity. However, there is no proper access to accurate and adequate agricultural information to smallholder farmers. This paper attempts to identify the existing agricultural information source and the agricultural information need of the smallholder farmers along with usefulness of the provided agricultural information. Household level data were obtained from four wards of Bharatpur metropolitan of Chitwan district during 2019. The result showed agrovet shops as most common source of agricultural information for smallholder farmers. The most needed agricultural information was about input market and prices followed by disease and pest control. Moderately useful agricultural information was provided to smallholder farmers. Findings of this research suggest that context specific agricultural information should be provided through the existing channels to the smallholder farmers. Int. J. Appl. Sci. Biotechnol. Vol 9(2): 94-97.

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Section: Existing Source Of Agricultural Information In the Study Areasupporting

confidence: 89%

Agricultural Information Need of Smallholder Farmers in Chitwan District, Nepal

Mishra

Bhatta

2021

Int J Appl Sci Biotechnol

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“…Notwithstanding the differences in means between the barriers, the differences are not obvious. As this study is conducted in Sarawak, the largest state with the most dispersed population in Malaysia, the infrastructure has been the main barrier to information seeking among the rural dwellers, a finding that concurs with Msoffe and Ngulube (2016) and Mwantimwa (2020). For financial barriers, the findings are consistent with that of Phiri, Chipeta and Chawinga (2019) and Mwantimwa (2020).…”

Section: Barriers To Information Seekingsupporting

confidence: 63%

“…As this study is conducted in Sarawak, the largest state with the most dispersed population in Malaysia, the infrastructure has been the main barrier to information seeking among the rural dwellers, a finding that concurs with Msoffe and Ngulube (2016) and Mwantimwa (2020). For financial barriers, the findings are consistent with that of Phiri, Chipeta and Chawinga (2019) and Mwantimwa (2020). In terms of other barriers, the findings corroborate Nair et al (2010) who found that high cost of computer, low computer literacy and lack of relevance and interest are the main reasons for digital divide in rural communities.…”

Section: Barriers To Information Seekingmentioning

confidence: 65%

“…Emerging information sources such as the Internet and social media are also used by rural dwellers as reported by Du and Haines (2017) and Folitse et al (2018). However, some studies reported that the use of digital sources among the rural dwellers is either none (Okwu and Lorkaa 2011) or low (Mahindarathne and Min 2019;Mwantimwa 2020).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In the literature on barriers to information seeking among rural dwellers, internal cognitive barriers such as illiteracy, language barrier, ignorance, and awareness are commonly reported (Abu Bakar 2011;Chakrabarti 2001;Momodu 2002;Uta 1993;Naveed and Suhaid 2019). External barriers such as poor Internet access (Naeem, Bhatti and Ahmad 2020) and lack of financial ability (Mwantimwa 2020;Phiri, Chipeta and Chawinga 2019) are also reported.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Information needs and information seeking behaviour of rural dwellers in Sarawak, Malaysia

Yap

Tiew

Ngadan

et al. 2020

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This research aims to investigate the information needs and information seeking behaviour of the rural dwellers in Sarawak focusing on identifying their information needs; examining their use of information sources; assessing their perception of quality and accessibility of the information sources; and determining the barriers to information seeking. An interviewer-administered questionnaire survey is adopted for data collection, from the rural dwellers, covering broadly the northern, central, and southern regions of Sarawak. This study covers a broader range of information needs (12 types) and use of information sources (20 sources) of the rural dwellers in Sarawak. Using a quota sampling technique based on geographical region, data are collected from 130 respondents in each region, a total of 390 respondents. This paper reports the research findings using descriptive statistical analysis. The rural dwellers have the highest needs in the area of religion, health and medical, as well as entertainment, leisure, and sports. They have the lowest needs for information about social welfare, politics, and general/state election. The popularity of digital sources such as the Internet, social media, and mobile applications have become the main source of information seeking of the rural dwellers, with the traditional sources such as television, radio, and newspapers are still being widely used. When the perception of information source quality and accessibility is high, the frequency of using the source for information seeking is also high. Poor infrastructure and limited financial ability are cited as the main barriers to information seeking among the rural dwellers.

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What motivates students’ decisions on programmes to pursue at university level: the role of information and knowledge

Mwantimwa

2021

High Educ

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Livelihood information and knowledge needs, access, and exchange in rural communities in the Bunda District, Tanzania

Cited by 10 publications

References 13 publications

Agricultural Information Need of Smallholder Farmers in Chitwan District, Nepal

Agricultural Information Need of Smallholder Farmers in Chitwan District, Nepal

Information needs and information seeking behaviour of rural dwellers in Sarawak, Malaysia

What motivates students’ decisions on programmes to pursue at university level: the role of information and knowledge

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