• Login
    View Item 
    •   Repository Home
    • Research Papers
    • School of Agriculture and Biotechnology
    • Department of Agricultural Resources Economics and Economics
    • View Item
    •   Repository Home
    • Research Papers
    • School of Agriculture and Biotechnology
    • Department of Agricultural Resources Economics and Economics
    • View Item
    JavaScript is disabled for your browser. Some features of this site may not work without it.

    The use of modern information and communication technologies in smallholder agriculture: Examples from Kenya and Tanzania

    Thumbnail
    View/Open
    The use of modern information.pdf (135.2Kb)
    Date
    2015-09
    Author
    Krone, M.
    Dannenberg, P.
    Nduru, G.
    Metadata
    Show full item record
    Abstract
    Through examining the example of commercial small-scale horticultural farmers in Mt. Kenya region and Mwanza region, this empirical study aims to provide an explanation for why different perspectives on the impact of information and communication technologies (ICT) in the Global South exist. A mixed methods approach was used to show that ICT usage can lead to significant improvements, including access to simple and complex knowledge and the development of business linkages. However, the influence of ICT depends on the different ICT usage types and the capabilities of farmers to use them. This paper gives a differentiated view on factors influencing the effects of ICT on small-scale farming. It provides a typology of ICT that helps to explains some of the potential effects of ICT usage in the Global South. The results contribute to the current applied and conceptual debate on market access for smallholders and Information and Communication Technologies for Development.
    URI
    http://karuspace.karu.ac.ke/handle/20.500.12092/1824
    Collections
    • Department of Agricultural Resources Economics and Economics [19]

    Karatina University copyright © 2017-2019  | Powered by DSpace
    Contact Us | Send Feedback | OAI-PMH Compliant
    Theme by Systems Librarian
      

     

    Browse

    All of RepositoryCommunities & CollectionsBy Issue DateAuthorsTitlesSubjectsThis CollectionBy Issue DateAuthorsTitlesSubjects

    My Account

    LoginRegister

    Statistics

    View Usage Statistics

    Karatina University copyright © 2017-2019  | Powered by DSpace
    Contact Us | Send Feedback | OAI-PMH Compliant
    Theme by Systems Librarian