Unraveling heterogeneity in farmer's adoption of mobile phone technologies: A systematic review

NO Aparo, W Odongo, H De Steur - Technological Forecasting and Social …, 2022 - Elsevier
Adoption and usage of mobile phones enable information and knowledge flows among
value chain players, including farmers, and therefore contribute to improved efficiency. To …

Meta-analyses reveal the importance of socio-psychological factors for farmers' adoption of sustainable agricultural practices

R Swart, C Levers, JTM Davis, PH Verburg - One Earth, 2023 - cell.com
Agricultural systems support societies in various ways but also cause substantial
sustainability challenges. Sustainable agricultural practices are key to achieving …

Smartphone adoption and use in agriculture: empirical evidence from Germany

M Michels, W Fecke, JH Feil, O Musshoff, J Pigisch… - Precision …, 2020 - Springer
Smartphone technology is promising for the future development of agriculture, as it can
facilitate and improve many operational procedures and can also be combined with …

Co-designing a smartphone app for and with farmers: Empathising with end-users' values and needs

U Kenny, A Regan - Journal of Rural Studies, 2021 - Elsevier
As the use of smartphone technology is becoming increasingly popular in the agricultural
context, there is a need to consider how farmers have adapted to this form of technology …

Understanding the adoption of smartphone apps in crop protection

M Michels, V Bonke, O Musshoff - Precision Agriculture, 2020 - Springer
There is a steady increase in smartphone apps available to improve farmers' decision
making with respect to crop protection. While current studies have focused on smartphone …

[HTML][HTML] Understanding the adoption of smartphone apps in dairy herd management

M Michels, V Bonke, O Musshoff - Journal of dairy science, 2019 - Elsevier
The number of decision support tools available to farmers, including dairy herd management
smartphone apps, has been steadily increasing. The existing literature does not cover topics …

Farmer knowledge and the intention to use smartphone-based information management technologies in Uganda

E Ahikiriza, J Wesana, G Van Huylenbroeck… - … and Electronics in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Interest in using smartphone-based technologies for farm management is growing.
However, existing research does not adequately address the effect of farmer knowledge and …

An introduction to rural and agricultural development in the digital age

W Ma, A McKay, DB Rahut… - Review of development …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
This special issue contributes to the development economics literature by highlighting the
role of information communication and technologies (ICTs) in supporting rural and …

Factors influencing smartphone usage of rural farmers: Empirical analysis of five selected provinces in China

W Ma, E Owusu-Sekyere, H Zheng… - Information …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
The increasing usage of smartphones by practitioners in various fields of expertise is
attracting global attention. However, scanty evidence exists on smartphone usage among …

How to encourage farmers to digitize? A study on user typologies and motivations of farm management information systems

DS Schwering, L Bergmann, WI Sonntag - Computers and Electronics in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Farm Management Information Systems (FMIS) have undergone tremendous
development in the recent past. With the sharp increase in documentation requirements for …