Mobile phones for agricultural and rural development: A literature review and suggestions for future research

R Duncombe - The European Journal of Development Research, 2016 - Springer
This article provides a systematic review of the potential and limitations of mobile phones in
the delivery of rural services for agricultural and rural development in developing countries …

Mobile phones and rural livelihoods: Diffusion, uses, and perceived impacts among farmers in rural Uganda

BL Martin, E Abbott - Information Technologies & International …, 2011 - itidjournal.org
To successfully use mobile phones to aid development efforts, understanding the impact of
the social structure on mobile phone adoption, uses, perceived impacts, and reinvention of …

Exploring the socio-cultural challenges of food processing women entrepreneurs in Iringa, Tanzania and strategies used to tackle them

AF Kapinga, CS Montero - Journal of Global Entrepreneurship Research, 2017 - Springer
Women entrepreneurs have significant contributions to the economies of sub-Saharan
Africa. However, women in this region are facing a shocking array of challenges in their …

The impact of e‐wallet on informal farm entrepreneurship development in rural Nigeria

JI Uduji, EN Okolo‐Obasi… - The Electronic Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Transforming agriculture from a largely subsistence enterprise to a profitable commercial
venture is both a prerequisite and a driving force for accelerated development and …

Digital agriculture: mobile phones, internet & agricultural development in Africa

O Evans - 2018 - mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de
This study examines the non-linear relationship between mobile phones, internet and
agricultural development in Africa for the period 2001–2015 using system generalized …

Barriers in accessing agricultural information in Tanzania with a gender perspective: The case study of small‐scale sugar cane growers in Kilombero district

PO Siyao - The Electronic Journal of Information Systems in …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
This paper aims at investigating the Barriers in Accessing Agricultural Information in
Tanzania with a Gender Perspective: The Case Study of Small‐Scale Sugar Cane Growers …

Influence of performance expectancy on commercial farmers' intention to use mobile-based communication technologies for agricultural market information …

B Engotoit, GM Kituyi, MB Moya - Journal of Systems and Information …, 2016 - emerald.com
Purpose This paper to examine the relationship between performance expectancy and
behavioural intention to use mobile-based communication technologies for agricultural …

Smallholder farmers' knowledge of mobile telephone use: Gender perspectives and implications for agricultural market development

AB Owusu, PWK Yankson… - … in Development Studies, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Recent growth in mobile telephone and mobile-based information services in many
developing countries provides opportunities to reduce costly and incomplete information …

Electronic wallet technology and the enabling environment of smallholder farmers in Nigeria

JI Uduji, EN Okolo-Obasi, SA Asongu - Agricultural Finance Review, 2019 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to critically examine the impact of a growth
enhancement support scheme (GESS) on the enabling environment of smallholder farmers …

The determinants of mobile-phone usage among small-scale poultry farmers in Ghana

BY Folitse, SA Manteaw, LP Dzandu… - Information …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
This paper makes the firm assumption that the effective use of ICT tools such as the mobile
phone may hold the key to introducing the needed dynamism and efficiency in agricultural …