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Project

Leveraging smallholder agriculture through integration of mobile phone technology and applications
Code
01W04220
Duration
01 October 2020 → 30 September 2025
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Research disciplines
  • Social sciences
    • Agricultural and natural resource economics, environmental and ecological economics
    • Economic development, innovation, technological change and growth not elsewhere classified
    • Innovation and technology management
    • Market research
Keywords
Agricultural Development Improving farming efficiency smallholder Impact evaluation Willingness to pay Sub-Saharan Africa mobile phones technology
 
Project description
 

Agricultural production in Africa remains low as a result of the myriads of challenges that smallholder farmers face including lack of access to relevant information and knowledge, research outputs, lack of access to markets and financial services. The mobile phone technology offers the opportunity to enhance the capacity of smallholder agriculture and improve rural agriculture and livelihood.