Digital extension tools (DETs) include phone calls, WhatsApp groups and specialised
smartphone applications used for agricultural knowledge brokering. We researched …

Adoption and usage of mobile phones enable information and knowledge flows among
value chain players, including farmers, and therefore contribute to improved efficiency. To …

This paper considers the relationship between the digital revolution and the income of rural
households in China based on the difference-in-differences (DD) method. Using rich family …

Information asymmetry has traditionally constrained smallholder farmers' access to markets,
consequently limiting their adoption of modern technologies and farm productivity. Improved …

Climate-related risks and variability pose significant challenges to the livelihoods and food
security of smallholder farmers practicing rainfed agriculture. Many smallholders have …

Background The rapid growth of mobile phones in Ghana has opened up the possibility of
delivering timely and useful weather and market information to farmers at costs lower than …

Digital transformation has potential for improving food security through agriculture
development. While these transformations are welcomed and while societies are generally …

Hydro-climatic information has a potential to improve agricultural productivity under climate
variability. Recent developments in information sharing platforms (Environmental Virtual …

Abstract Xanthomonas Wilt of Banana (BXW) is a complex problem in the African Great
Lakes Region that is affecting the livelihoods of millions of smallholder farmers. Since the …

One of the major constraints in Sub-Sahara agriculture is inefficiency and; improving it in
agricultural value chain is important to increasing productivity and reducing poverty. One of …