Emerging ICT Technologies for Agriculture, Training, and Capacity Building for Farmers in Developing Countries: A Case Study in Zimbabwe
This chapter explores the use of emerging ICT technologies for agriculture in Zimbabwe, a developing country in sub-Saharan Africa. It investigates the concept of ICT technologies and their potential impact on agriculture. The chapter then brings the background and context of the study. The chapter...
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| author | Samuel Musungwini Petros Venganai Gavai Briget Munyoro Anyway Chare |
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| description | This chapter explores the use of emerging ICT technologies for agriculture in Zimbabwe, a developing country in sub-Saharan Africa. It investigates the concept of ICT technologies and their potential impact on agriculture. The chapter then brings the background and context of the study. The chapter is premised on a qualitative approach which fuses a literature review to situate the chapter and eight (8) in-depth interviews and a ten (10) member focus group discussion to gather empirical data. The findings reveal that there are emerging ICT technologies in Zimbabwe which include artificial intelligence, drone technology, IoT, robots, and big data. However, the application and use of these technologies are still very localized and limited to big and highly capacitated commercial farmers, with very few smallholder farmers using the technology because of challenges that impede the adoption and use of these emerging ICT technologies for agriculture by the bulk of farmers. The chapter submitted measures that could be implemented to try and increase the adoption and increased use of these technologies. |
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| spelling | ir-11408-53902023-03-06T08:10:02Z Emerging ICT Technologies for Agriculture, Training, and Capacity Building for Farmers in Developing Countries: A Case Study in Zimbabwe Samuel Musungwini Petros Venganai Gavai Briget Munyoro Anyway Chare Midlands State University, Zimbabwe Midlands State University, Zimbabwe Midlands State University, Zimbabwe Marondera University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Zimbabwe ICT technologies Agriculture Zimbabwe Sub-Saharan Africa This chapter explores the use of emerging ICT technologies for agriculture in Zimbabwe, a developing country in sub-Saharan Africa. It investigates the concept of ICT technologies and their potential impact on agriculture. The chapter then brings the background and context of the study. The chapter is premised on a qualitative approach which fuses a literature review to situate the chapter and eight (8) in-depth interviews and a ten (10) member focus group discussion to gather empirical data. The findings reveal that there are emerging ICT technologies in Zimbabwe which include artificial intelligence, drone technology, IoT, robots, and big data. However, the application and use of these technologies are still very localized and limited to big and highly capacitated commercial farmers, with very few smallholder farmers using the technology because of challenges that impede the adoption and use of these emerging ICT technologies for agriculture by the bulk of farmers. The chapter submitted measures that could be implemented to try and increase the adoption and increased use of these technologies. 12 30 2023-03-06T08:10:01Z 2023-03-06T08:10:01Z 2023 book part https://cris.library.msu.ac.zw//handle/11408/5390 10.4018/978-1-6684-6413-7.ch002 en Applying Drone Technologies and Robotics for Agricultural Sustainability 9781668464151 open IGI Global |
| spellingShingle | ICT technologies Agriculture Zimbabwe Sub-Saharan Africa Samuel Musungwini Petros Venganai Gavai Briget Munyoro Anyway Chare Emerging ICT Technologies for Agriculture, Training, and Capacity Building for Farmers in Developing Countries: A Case Study in Zimbabwe |
| title | Emerging ICT Technologies for Agriculture, Training, and Capacity Building for Farmers in Developing Countries: A Case Study in Zimbabwe |
| title_full | Emerging ICT Technologies for Agriculture, Training, and Capacity Building for Farmers in Developing Countries: A Case Study in Zimbabwe |
| title_fullStr | Emerging ICT Technologies for Agriculture, Training, and Capacity Building for Farmers in Developing Countries: A Case Study in Zimbabwe |
| title_full_unstemmed | Emerging ICT Technologies for Agriculture, Training, and Capacity Building for Farmers in Developing Countries: A Case Study in Zimbabwe |
| title_short | Emerging ICT Technologies for Agriculture, Training, and Capacity Building for Farmers in Developing Countries: A Case Study in Zimbabwe |
| title_sort | emerging ict technologies for agriculture, training, and capacity building for farmers in developing countries: a case study in zimbabwe |
| topic | ICT technologies Agriculture Zimbabwe Sub-Saharan Africa |
| url | https://cris.library.msu.ac.zw//handle/11408/5390 |
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