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Digital Literacy of Smallholder Farmers in Tanzania

Sustainability, 2023
The objective of this study was to assess the digital literacy of smallholder farmers in their agricultural production activities. Based on six proposed factors, the researchers developed questions to guide studying and measuring digital literacy (DL) of
M. Magesa, Joane Jonathan, J. Urassa
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Can Drones Help Smallholder Farmers Improve Agriculture Efficiencies and Reduce Food Insecurity in Sub-Saharan Africa? Local Perceptions from Malawi

Agriculture, 2023
Smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa play a vital role in achieving food security and nutrition, yet they are often overlooked by development policies and lack access to the technology and information needed to increase their agricultural ...
C. McCarthy, Yamikani Nyoni, D. Kachamba, Lumbani Benedicto Banda, B. Moyo, Cornelius Chisambi, James Banfill, Buho Hoshino   +7 more
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Smallholder farmers access to climate information and climate smart adaptation practices in the northern region of Ghana

Heliyon, 2022
In Ghana over 70% of people who are employed in the agricultural sector are smallholder farmers' living in less developed communities engaging in rudimentary agriculture. Climate change poses a serious threat to smallholder farmers which impacts on their
Abdul-Fatah Alidu, Norsida Man, Nurul Nadia Ramli, Nur Bahiah Mohd Haris, Amin Alhassan   +4 more
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Is agricultural digitization a reality among smallholder farmers in Africa? Unpacking farmers' lived realities of engagement with digital tools and services in rural Northern Ghana

Agriculture & Food Security, 2023
Background Digital technologies are promoted as transformational for smallholders in Africa through the potential to enhance access to knowledge, increase productivity and food security. Despite the anticipations for agricultural digitalization in Africa,
A. Abdulai, Philip Tetteh Quarshie, Emily Duncan, E. Fraser   +3 more
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Factors Influencing the Perceptions of Smallholder Farmers towards Adoption of Digital Technologies in Eastern Cape Province, South Africa

Agriculture, 2023
The objective of the study was to determine the factors that influence the perceptions of smallholder farmers towards the adoption of digital technologies.
N. Bontsa, A. Mushunje, S. Ngarava
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Smallholder Farmers

African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development, 2023
What do they need? What do they have to offer? How can we help them to nourish their families and improve their livelihoods? As I travel through western Kenya where we work with smallholder farmers, and during my visit to Uganda's north with farmers ...
Ruth Oniang'o
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Factors That Influence the Intention of Smallholder Rice Farmers to Adopt Cleaner Production Practices: An Empirical Study of Precision Agriculture Adoption

Evaluation review, 2023
Sustainable agriculture is crucial for achieving SDG2 and building a resilient climate-food system. This study provides a nuanced understanding of factors that influence the adoption of precision agriculture technology by Vietnamese smallholder rice ...
Long Le Hoang Nguyen, Duong Thuy Khuu, Alrence S. Halibas, Trung Quang Nguyen   +3 more
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Impact of Agricultural Drought Resilience on the Welfare of Smallholder Livestock Farming Households in the Northern Cape Province of South Africa

Land, 2021
Recurring agricultural droughts are of concern to smallholder livestock farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa. This study determined the impact of agricultural drought resilience on smallholder livestock farming households’ welfare in the Frances Baard District ...
Ringetani Matlou, Yonas T. Bahta, Enoch Owusu-Sekyere, Henry Jordaan   +3 more
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INCOME DIVERSIFICATION AND DRIVERS OF RURAL SMALLHOLDER FARMERS’ INCOME IN ENUGU STATE NIGERIA [PDF]

Scientific Papers Series : Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and Rural Development, 2021
Rural smallholder farmers in developing countries were faced with the challenge of low income which disposed them to malnutrition and high poverty rate. This affects their productivity, livelihood and wellbeing.
Ridwan MUKAILA, Abraham FALOLA, Lynda Ogechi EGWUE   +2 more
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Influence of access to extension services on milk productivity among smallholder dairy farmers in Njoro Sub-County, Nakuru County, Kenya

Heliyon, 2023
Inaccessibility to extension services by smallholder farmers remains one of the impediments to achieving high agricultural productivity and food security. Extension services play a critical role in information dissemination that can avert food insecurity
Prisca Akinyi Ogola, Fredrick Ngesa, Dickson Lubanga Makanji   +2 more
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