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 …

Mobile phone use is associated with higher smallholder agricultural productivity in Tanzania, East Africa

A Quandt, JD Salerno, JC Neff, TD Baird, JE Herrick… - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Mobile phone use is increasing in Sub-Saharan Africa, spurring a growing focus on mobile
phones as tools to increase agricultural yields and incomes on smallholder farms. However …

The role of financial information literacy in strategic decision-making effectiveness and sustainable performance among agribusiness entrepreneurs in Nigeria

HO Obi-Anike, OC Daniel, IJ Onodugo, IJ Attamah… - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
The current financial environment is characterized by frequent innovations and complex
financial products and services and this poses particular challenges for agribusiness …

A vital technology: Review of the literature on mobile phone use among pastoralists

MC Parlasca - Journal of International Development, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Mobile phones fit well into the lives of pastoralists in low‐income countries. The technology
is firmly integrated into most pastoralist communities, affecting and transforming several core …

ICT usage to enhance firms' business processes in Tanzania

K Mwantimwa - Journal of Global Entrepreneurship Research, 2019 - Springer
This study examined the usage of ICTs to enhance business processes in Tanzania. In
particular, the study examined the types of ICTs deployed to enhance business processes …

Channels used to deliver agricultural information and knowledge to smallholder farmers

T Ndimbwa, K Mwantimwa, F Ndumbaro - IFLA journal, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
This study examined the effectiveness of the channels used to deliver agricultural
information and knowledge to smallholder farmers in Tanzania. A descriptive cross-sectional …

Determinants of smartphone adoption and its benefits to the financial performance of agricultural households: Evidence from Hoa Binh Province, Vietnam

QD Do, TT Tran, TB Truong, NT Do… - Asian Journal of …, 2023 - ageconsearch.umn.edu
Mobile phone usage has come to play a vital role in the enhancement of farmers' agriculture
business. Currently, the adoption of mobile phone technology is considered an important …

Transferring knowledge and innovations through village knowledge center in Tanzania: approaches, impact and impediments

K Mwantimwa, N Ndege - VINE Journal of Information and Knowledge …, 2024 - emerald.com
Purpose Farmers in rural areas are generally not well empowered with knowledge and
innovations to solve their agricultural problems in spite of the growing presence of such …

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

K Mwantimwa - Rural Society, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Regardless of deliberate efforts by the government of Tanzania to enhance accessibility and
usability of information and knowledge, a divide persists regarding resources between rural …

Impact of ICTs-in-agriculture on rural resilience in developing countries

W Hanson, R Heeks - Development Informatics Working Paper, 2020 - papers.ssrn.com
Agriculture remains the dominant sector for rural areas in developing countries. However,
short-term shocks (eg conflict, economic crisis) and long-term trends (eg climate change) …