Digital technology and services for sustainable agriculture in Tanzania: A literature review

GE Mushi, G Di Marzo Serugendo, PY Burgi - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Digital technology has the potential to eradicate extreme poverty and food insecurity to the
majority of smallholder farmers in the world. This paper aims to identify knowledge gaps on …

Communication channels for exchanging agricultural information among Tanzanian farmers: A meta-analysis

WP Mtega - IFLA journal, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
This study investigates how communication channels to exchange agricultural information
were chosen. Specifically, it identifies the communication channels used by farmers in …

What factors influence the likelihood of rural farmer participation in digital agricultural services? experience from smallholder digitalization in Northern Ghana

AR Abdulai, KB Kc, E Fraser - Outlook on Agriculture, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Participation in digital services is critical for the inclusiveness of digitalization in smallholder
Africa. However, farmers engagement with digitalization services needs further explorations …

Marketing efficiency and determinants of marketing channel choice by rice farmers in rural Tanzania: Evidence from Mbeya region, Tanzania

YJ Mgale, Y Yunxian - Australian Journal of Agricultural and …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Rice production is an increasing source of income and food security for smallholder farmers
in many parts of Tanzania. Improving market access for rice farmers is essential to raise rural …

Access and use of agricultural market information by smallholder farmers: Measuring informational capabilities

MM Magesa, K Michael, J Ko - The Electronic Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
While farmers sell their crops, middlemen provide a linkage between them, markets and
buyers. Middlemen have good knowledge of working conditions of markets and have access …

Conceptualizing digital leadership characteristics for successful digital transformation: the case of Tanzania

MM Magesa, J Jonathan - Information Technology for …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The objective of this study was to examine the attributes of a compelling leader to lead
Digital Transformation in a formal organization. The study conceptualized a digital leader …

Market participation, market impact and marketing efficiency: an integrated market research on smallholder paddy farmers from Eastern India

S Dey, PK Singh - Journal of Agribusiness in Develo** and …, 2025 - emerald.com
Purpose The study aims to analyze the impact of market participation on small paddy
farmers' income and consumption expenditure. The study also estimates various …

Effect of market access provided by farmer organizations on smallholder vegetable farmer's income in Tanzania

A Aku, P Mshenga, V Afari-Sefa… - Cogent Food & …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Limited market information and market access are two major obstacles to increased
smallholder farmers' income in Tanzania. Formation of a farmer organization is one way to …

Smallholder farmers' market participation and mobile phone‐based market information services in Lilongwe, Malawi

T Chikuni, FTM Kilima - The Electronic Journal of Information …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
There has been growing interest in the development of technology‐based systems to
empower farmers in Africa. This paper determines the effect of mobile phone‐based market …

Digital literacy of smallholder farmers in Tanzania

M Magesa, J Jonathan, J Urassa - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
The objective of this study was to assess the digital literacy of smallholder farmers in their
agricultural production activities. Based on six proposed factors, the researchers developed …