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Krone, Madlen, Dannenberg, Peter ORCID: 0000-0002-4159-6635 and Nduru, Gilbert (2016). The use of modern information and communication technologies in smallholder agriculture: Examples from Kenya and Tanzania. Inf. Dev., 32 (5). S. 1503 - 1513. LONDON: SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD. ISSN 1741-6469

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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.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Krone, Madlen UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Dannenberg, Peter UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0002-4159-6635 UNSPECIFIED Nduru, Gilbert UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-257455
DOI:	10.1177/0266666915611195
Journal or Publication Title:	Inf. Dev.
Volume:	32
Number:	5
Page Range:	S. 1503 - 1513
Date:	2016
Publisher:	SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
Place of Publication:	LONDON
ISSN:	1741-6469
Language:	English
Faculty:	Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences
Divisions:	Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences > Department of Geosciences > Geographisches Institut
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language MOBILE PHONES; AFRICA Multiple languages Information Science & Library Science Multiple languages
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/25745