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Use of mobile phones by subsistence farmers in the Kingdom of Eswatini: a design science research

Access to information is one of the key ways of assisting farmers to improve their agricultural output, gain access to markets and generate income. Governments, NGOs, Universities and other institutions have volumes of information that can benefit farmers, but lack the means to timeously and easily...

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Main Author: Vilakazi, Mlungisi Bongani Lehlohonolo
Other Authors: van Belle, Jean-Paul
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: Department of Information Systems 2021
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description Access to information is one of the key ways of assisting farmers to improve their agricultural output, gain access to markets and generate income. Governments, NGOs, Universities and other institutions have volumes of information that can benefit farmers, but lack the means to timeously and easily share this information with the farmers. There exists a large gulf between those that need information and the entities that possess information, and bridging this gap is crucial. The advancement of mobile phones and their high adoption levels by developing countries makes them one of the most ideal means of disseminating information amongst farmers. The use of mobile phones by farmers not only benefits farmers, but also the organizations supporting them by improving the means of communication. This research looks at the effects mobile phone communications has on farmers and the organisations supporting farmers. The use of mobile phones enhances means of communications, improves internal processes within organisations and also ameliorates means of engagement with farmers. This study follows the Design Science Research approach to develop a communications module for a project working with smallholder farmers in Eswatini. The developed artefact is designed to benefit both parties, the farmers receiving the information and the organisations supporting them, the content creators.
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spelling oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/33098 Use of mobile phones by subsistence farmers in the Kingdom of Eswatini: a design science research Vilakazi, Mlungisi Bongani Lehlohonolo van Belle, Jean-Paul Information Systems Access to information is one of the key ways of assisting farmers to improve their agricultural output, gain access to markets and generate income. Governments, NGOs, Universities and other institutions have volumes of information that can benefit farmers, but lack the means to timeously and easily share this information with the farmers. There exists a large gulf between those that need information and the entities that possess information, and bridging this gap is crucial. The advancement of mobile phones and their high adoption levels by developing countries makes them one of the most ideal means of disseminating information amongst farmers. The use of mobile phones by farmers not only benefits farmers, but also the organizations supporting them by improving the means of communication. This research looks at the effects mobile phone communications has on farmers and the organisations supporting farmers. The use of mobile phones enhances means of communications, improves internal processes within organisations and also ameliorates means of engagement with farmers. This study follows the Design Science Research approach to develop a communications module for a project working with smallholder farmers in Eswatini. The developed artefact is designed to benefit both parties, the farmers receiving the information and the organisations supporting them, the content creators. 2021-03-03T07:32:42Z 2021-03-03T07:32:42Z 2020 2021-03-02T16:46:16Z Master Thesis Masters MCom http://hdl.handle.net/11427/33098 eng application/pdf Department of Information Systems Faculty of Commerce
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Use of mobile phones by subsistence farmers in the Kingdom of Eswatini: a design science research
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title Use of mobile phones by subsistence farmers in the Kingdom of Eswatini: a design science research
title_full Use of mobile phones by subsistence farmers in the Kingdom of Eswatini: a design science research
title_fullStr Use of mobile phones by subsistence farmers in the Kingdom of Eswatini: a design science research
title_full_unstemmed Use of mobile phones by subsistence farmers in the Kingdom of Eswatini: a design science research
title_short Use of mobile phones by subsistence farmers in the Kingdom of Eswatini: a design science research
title_sort use of mobile phones by subsistence farmers in the kingdom of eswatini a design science research
topic Information Systems
url http://hdl.handle.net/11427/33098
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