An assessment of e-extension platforms in Kenya
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Date
2017-07Author
Gichamba, Amos
Wagacha, Peter W
Ochieng, Daniel O
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ArticleLanguage
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The use of ICT in agriculture within
developing countrie
s has quickly gained popularity
among development agencies, the private sector and
even the government. ICT for agriculture (ICT4Ag)
services such as trade platforms, notification platforms
and ad
visory/extension services have been developed.
This has been
catalyzed
by the growing numbe
r of
farmers with access to ICT devices
such as mobile
phones. Among the available services, advisory/extension
platforms have gained popularity among farmers and
ag
riculture stakeholders in the developing world. These
platforms have proven to be of importance to farmers
who are curious about new farming methodologies,
strategies to improve their yields, breeding techniques,
among other factors. The ICT platforms empl
oyed
include SMS, mobile applications, Interactive Voice
Response systems, social media platform such as
Facebook and Twitter, chat applications such as
Whatsapp, blogs, radio programs and tv programs. The
aim of this research was to assess the e
-
Extension
platforms used
in Kenya
, whose purpose is to advise
millions of farmers across different parts of the country
using ICT platforms. 28 government e
-
Extension officers
employed to advise farmers using ICT platforms were
interviewed. The officers represented 15 different
counties i
n Kenya. The study made
important
findings
that would inform the government, agriculture extension
content providers, and other stakeholders on critical
aspects to be considered in deploying and managing e
-
extension platforms among a population of diverse
users
within a developing country.
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http://ijisset.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/IJISSET-030713.pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11295/101139
Citation
Gichamba, Amos, Peter Waiganjo Wagacha, and Daniel Orwa Ochieng. "An Assessment of e-Extension Platforms in Kenya." (2017).Publisher
University of Nairobi
Subject
e - Extension, ICTs, ICT4AgRights
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