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Going digital in agriculture: how radio and SMS can scale-up smallholder participation in legume-based sustainable agricultural intensification practices and technologies in Tanzania
International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability ( IF 3.4 ) Pub Date : 2020-04-14 , DOI: 10.1080/14735903.2020.1750796
Silvia Silvestri 1 , Musebe Richard 1 , Baars Edward 2 , Ganatra Dharmesh 3 , Romney Dannie 1
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ABSTRACT

In 2016, a study was conducted in Tanzania to assess the impact of radio and SMS in scaling-up smallholder participation in legume-based sustainable agricultural intensification (SAI) practices and technologies. The study aimed to answer the following research questions: (i) does participation in the campaign enhance farmers’ knowledge of legume-based sustainable agricultural intensification practices and technologies? (ii) what is the impact of the campaign on the adoption of legume-based sustainable agricultural intensification practices and technologies?; (iii) does exposure to multiple ICT-enabled channels result in larger gains (in terms of knowledge and adoption) than exposure to only one channel? (iv) is it more cost-effective to use radio or SMS alone or use them in combination? The results show that both awareness and adoption are boosted if SMS supports radio campaigns. However, radio alone is the most cost-effective approach. Each dollar spent on the radio campaign results in 2.1 farmers that have adopted at least one new practice, compared with 0.5 farmers for SMS and 0.4 farmers for radio and SMS combined. Other factors were also important in facilitating uptake of legume-based SAI practices, such as gender, age, education and land size, but were not statistically significant when rated against the communication channels used.



中文翻译:

农业数字化:广播和短信如何扩大坦桑尼亚小农对豆类可持续农业集约化实践和技术的参与

摘要

2016 年,在坦桑尼亚进行了一项研究,以评估无线电和 SMS 在扩大小农参与以豆类为基础的可持续农业集约化 (SAI) 实践和技术方面的影响。该研究旨在回答以下研究问题:(i) 参与该运动是否增强了农民对以豆类为基础的可持续农业集约化实践和技术的了解?(ii) 该运动对采用以豆类为基础的可持续农业集约化做法和技术有什么影响?(iii) 接触多种 ICT 支持的渠道是否会比仅接触一种渠道带来更大的收益(在知识和采用方面)?(iv) 单独使用无线电或短信还是结合使用它们更划算?结果表明,如果 SMS 支持广播活动,则认知度和采用率都会提高。然而,仅无线电是最具成本效益的方法。在广播活动上花费的每一美元都会导致 2.1 名农民采用至少一种新做法,而使用 SMS 的农民为 0.5 名,使用广播和 SMS 的农民加起来为 0.4 名。其他因素在促进采用基于豆科植物的 SAI 实践方面也很重要,例如性别、年龄、教育和土地面积,但在根据所使用的沟通渠道进行评级时,这些因素在统计上并不显着。仅无线电是最具成本效益的方法。在广播活动上花费的每一美元都会导致 2.1 名农民采用至少一种新做法,而使用 SMS 的农民为 0.5 名,使用广播和 SMS 的农民加起来为 0.4 名。其他因素在促进采用基于豆科植物的 SAI 实践方面也很重要,例如性别、年龄、教育和土地面积,但在根据所使用的沟通渠道进行评级时,这些因素在统计上并不显着。仅无线电是最具成本效益的方法。在广播活动上花费的每一美元都会导致 2.1 名农民采用至少一种新做法,而使用 SMS 的农民为 0.5 名,使用广播和 SMS 的农民加起来为 0.4 名。其他因素在促进采用基于豆科植物的 SAI 实践方面也很重要,例如性别、年龄、教育和土地面积,但在根据所使用的沟通渠道进行评级时,这些因素在统计上并不显着。

更新日期:2020-04-14
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