Necessary, but not sufficient: Critiquing the role of information and communication technology in putting knowledge into use

R Sulaiman V, A Hall, NJ Kalaivani… - The Journal of …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose: This article reviews the experience of ICT applications as a tool for putting
research derived knowledge into use for innovation in South Asia. Design/methodology …

[图书][B] Using ICT to reduce transaction costs in agriculture through better communication: A case study from Sri Lanka

H De Silva, D Ratnadiwakara - 2010 - academia.edu
This paper considers the specific role of information and communication technologies [ICT]
in reducing transaction costs in agriculture by enabling timely and affordable …

Understanding the impact of mobile phones on livelihoods in developing countries

RA Duncombe - Development Policy Review, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Mobile phones are spreading rapidly in developing countries, but research
conceptualisations have been lagging behind practice, particularly those that link mobile …

Using ICT to integrate smallholder farmers into agricultural value Chain: The case of DrumNet project in Kenya

JJ Okello, E Ofwona-Adera, OLE Mbatia… - … and Rural Development …, 2013 - igi-global.com
This article examines an ICT-based intervention (known as the DrumNet project) that has
succeeded in integrating smallholder-resource and poor farmers into a higher value …

Awareness and use of m-banking services in agriculture: The case of smallholder farmers in Kenya

OK Kirui, JJ Okello, RA Nyikal - 2010 - ageconsearch.umn.edu
Smallholder farmer access to agricultural finance has been a major constraint to agricultural
commercialization in developing countries. The ICT revolution in Africa has however brought …

Content development and management processes of ICT initiatives in Indian agriculture

CJ Glendenning, PP Ficarelli - Information Development, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
In the last decade, many ICT projects in Indian agriculture have emerged, which either
substitute or support extension services by enabling farmers' access to information …

Awareness and the use of mobile phones for market linkage by smallholder farmers in Kenya

JJ Okello, RM Okello, E Ofwona-Adera - E-Agriculture and E …, 2010 - igi-global.com
In many developing countries smallholder farmer participation in agricultural input and
output markets continues to be constrained by lack of market information. Actors in most …

Determinants of use and intensity of use of mobile phone-based money transfer services in smallholder agriculture: case of Kenya

OK Kirui, JJ Okello, RA Nyikal - 2012 - ageconsearch.umn.edu
Smallholder farmer access to agricultural finance has been a major constraint to agricultural
commercialization in developing countries. The ICT revolution in Africa has however brought …

[HTML][HTML] Price transparency in agricultural produce markets: Sri Lanka

S Lokanathan, H De Silva… - … Rural Livelihoods: The …, 2011 - books.google.com
Rural poverty in Sri Lanka accounts for 82% of the poor in the country, with the majority
engaged in some form of agriculture. Small farmers in Sri Lanka are unable to engage …

Awareness of ICT-based projects and the intensity of use of mobile phones among smallholder farmers in Uganda: the case of Mayuge and Apac districts

S Lwasa, N Asingwire, JJ Okello… - … , Sustainability, and Rural …, 2013 - igi-global.com
As the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) is embraced in Uganda,
determinants of awareness of ICT based projects remain unknown. The intensity of use of …