Unraveling heterogeneity in farmer's adoption of mobile phone technologies: A systematic review

NO Aparo, W Odongo, H De Steur - Technological Forecasting and Social …, 2022 - Elsevier
Adoption and usage of mobile phones enable information and knowledge flows among
value chain players, including farmers, and therefore contribute to improved efficiency. To …

The importance of proximity dimensions in agricultural knowledge and innovation systems: The case of banana disease management in Rwanda

M Kabirigi, M Abbasiharofteh, Z Sun, F Hermans - Agricultural Systems, 2022 - Elsevier
CONTEXT Social networks play an important role in the diffusion of knowledge, and farmers
draw on their personal networks to enhance their adaptive capacity to shocks. Different …

Practices, Challenges, and Future of Digital Transformation in Smallholder Agriculture: Insights from a Literature Review.

Y Yuan, Y Sun - Agriculture; Basel, 2024 - search.ebscohost.com
Smallholder farmers play a crucial role in global agricultural development. The digital
transformation of smallholder agriculture can enhance productivity, increase farmers' …

Factors influencing the use of mobile phone for accessing agricultural marketing information by grape smallholder farmers in Tanzania

AI Nyagango, AS Sife, I Kazungu - Cogent Business & …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Grape farming is a significant part of agricultural production in the central region of Dodoma
and contributes tremendously to improving the livelihood of farmers. Smallholder farmers in …

Storm in a teacup: implications of mobile phone literacy on sustainable smallholder agri-food supply chains in developing economies

WM Fernando, HN Perera, RMC Ratnayake… - … International Journal of …, 2024 - emerald.com
Purpose This study explores digital transformation in the tea supply chain within developing
economies, with a focus on smallholder tea producers in Sri Lanka. Tea is one of the most …

Factors constraining the use of mobile phone technologies for accessing agricultural marketing information by grape smallholder farmers in Tanzania

AI Nyagango, AS Sife, I Kazungu - Information Development, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
The increased use of mobile phone technology is advocated to assist smallholder farmers in
accessing relevant and accurate agricultural marketing information. Unfortunately, the use of …

A multi-actor ICT platform for increasing sustainability and resilience of small-scale farmers after pandemic crisis

A Cimino, F Longo, V Solina, S Verteramo - British Food Journal, 2024 - emerald.com
Purpose This paper proposes an Information and Communication Technology (ICT) platform
to increase the sustainability and resilience of smallholders to face supply chain disruptions …

Factors influencing the progressive adoption of integrated rice-fish systems by farmers and its relapse

Y Bai, C Chen, X Li, M Liu - Agricultural Systems, 2024 - Elsevier
CONTEXT Integrated farming systems provide high protein and energy yields per unit of
land and increase farm income, particularly for smallholder farmers in land-scarce areas …

How do digital media strengthen the role of social networks in promoting farmers' adoption of climate change mitigation measures?

Q Liu, T Yan - China Agricultural Economic Review, 2024 - emerald.com
Purpose This paper investigates the ways digital media applications in rural areas have
transformed the influence of social networks (SN) on farmers' adoption of various climate …

Drivers and impacts of mobile phone-mediated scaling of agricultural technologies: A meta-analysis

MW Gouroubera, SA Adechian, AC Segnon… - … in Sustainable Food …, 2025 - frontiersin.org
Mobile phone-mediated scaling of agricultural technologies (MPSATs) attracts attention as
an effective approach for promoting agricultural development and sustainability. Despite the …