THE USE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES IN SMALL-SCALE FARMING IN EAST AFRICA
- Alternative Title
- 동부 아프리카 지역 농업의 정보통신기술 활용 사례 연구
- Abstract
- 정보통신기술(ICT)은 아프리카 농업 부문에 혁신을 일으키고 소규모 지주를 포함한 모든 농민에게 혜택을 줄 수 있다. 전통적인 농업 접근 방식이 채택됨에 따라 생산, 마케팅, 수익 등에서 많은 도전 과제를 안고 있다. 전통 농업의 도전 과제는 농촌 소규모 지주 농민의 생계를 향상시키는 데 중요한 역할을 하는 정보통신기술(ICT)을 활용하여 크게 해결된다. ICT는 새로운 접근 방식에 대한 증가하는 수요를 해결하는 데 도움이 되며, 또한 천연 자원에 대한 더 나은 접근성, 개선된 농업 기술, 효과적인 생산 전략, 시장, 은행 및 금융 서비스 등을 제공하여 농촌 주민들에게 힘을 실어준다. 이 연구는 혁신의 확산 이론, 기술 수용 모델 및 기업 이론을 바탕으로 케냐, 에티오피아, 탄자니아, 우간다의 증거를 사용하여 농업에 사용되는 ICT 수단을 유형화하는 것을 목표로 한다. 휴대폰과 라디오가 가장 많이 사용되며 소규모 농가의 농업 비즈니스 발전에 중요한 역할을 한다는 것을 밝혀냈다. 이 연구에서는 유해한 정책 환경, 불충분한 통신 인프라, 가용한 ICT 를 사용할 수 있는 농가 수준의 역량 부족 등의 제약을 지적합니다. 따라서 농촌 개발로 이어지는 농업 생산성 영역 내에서 이러한 도전과 제약을 해결하기 위해 공공 정책에 대한 촉구가 필요하다. 검토 결과, 휴대폰과 라디오가 대중 매체와 같은 다른 ICT 플랫폼과 결합될 경우 농업에 미치는 영향이 매우 클 것으로 결론지었다. 키워드: 동부 아프리카, ICT, 농업, 농촌 개발, 혁신 정책|Information and Communication Technology (ICT) can revolutionize the African farming sector and benefit all farmers, including small landholders. Traditional approaches to agriculture are being adopted, and numerous challenges exist in production, marketing, profit, etc. The challenges of traditional agriculture are addressed significantly by using Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), which play an important role in uplifting the livelihoods of rural small-landholder farmers. ICT helps address the growing demand for new approaches. It also helps empower the rural people by providing better access to natural resources, improved agricultural technologies, effective production strategies, markets, banking and financial services, and so on. Based on the Diffusion of Innovation Theory, the Technology Acceptance Model and the Theory of the Firm, this study uses evidence from Kenya, Ethiopia, Tanzania and Uganda to typify the means of ICTs used in agriculture. It reveals that mobile phones and radios are the most used and plays a crucial role in the advancement of agricultural business for smallholder farmers. Constraints, including an unconducive policy environment, insufficient communication infrastructure, and inadequate farmer-level capacities to use available ICT, are pointed out in this study. Therefore, a call to public policy is made to address these challenges and constraints within the sphere of agricultural productivity leading to rural development. The review concludes that when mobile phones and radio are combined with other ICT platforms, such as mass media, the impact on agriculture will likely be very high. Keywords: East Africa, ICT, Farming Industry, Rural Development, Innovation Policy
- Issued Date
- 2025
- Awarded Date
- 2025-02
- Type
- Dissertation
- Publisher
- 국립부경대학교 대학원
- Affiliation
- 국립부경대학교 대학원
- Department
- 대학원 국제지역학과
- Advisor
- Sae Won Chung
- Table Of Contents
- Chapter I. INTRODUCTION 3
Chapter II. CONTEXTUAL OVERVIEW 11
II. 1 East Africa Region Overview 11
II.2 East African Economy 13
II.3 Agriculture in East Africa 15
II.3.1 Kenyan Agriculture 17
II.3.2 Ugandan Agriculture 17
II.3.3 Tanzanian Agriculture 18
II.3.4 Ethiopian Agriculture 19
II.4 Information and Communication Technologies in East Africa 20
II.4.1 Internet Background in East Africa 20
II.4.2 The rapid uptake of internet use in Africa 21
II.5 ICT Implementation for Agriculture 23
II.5.1 General ICT platforms used in African agriculture 23
II.5.2 ICT Platforms Usage in East Africa 25
II.5.2.1 ICT-based service used in Kenya: 25
II.5.2.2 Mass Media Used in Kenya 25
II.5.2.3 Mobile Telephone Platforms Used in Kenya 26
II.5.2.4 ICT-based Services Ethiopia 27
II.5.2.5 ICT-based Services Used in Tanzania 28
Chapter III. LITERATURE REVIEW 31
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III.1. Introduction 31
III. 2 Adoption of ICTs in the Agriculture Sector. 31
III. 3 Factors influencing use of ICT among smallholder agricultural enterprise 32
III. 4 Effect of ICT on the Performance of Agricultural Enterprises 34
III.5 Tools and facilities 36
III.5.1 Mobile Phones 36
III.5.3 Television 39
III.5.4 Radio 39
III.6 Contribution to the Literature 40
Chapter IV. THEORETICAL AND CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORKS 42
IV.1 Introduction 42
IV.2 Theories/Model 42
IV.2.1 The Diffusion of Innovation Theory (DOI) 42
IV.2.2 Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) 44
IV.2.3 The Theory of the Firm 46
IV 3. Hypothesis. 49
IV.4 Conceptual Framework. 49
IV.5 Conclusion 51
Chapter V. METHODOLOGY 53
V1. Introduction 53
V. 2. Definition and Purpose 53
V.3 Advantages and disadvantages 55
V.4 Procedure plan 56
V.5. Data Profile. 57
V.6 Conclusion 58
Chapter VI. RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS 60
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VI.1 Introduction. 60
VI.2.1 Findings 60
VI.2.2 Evidence of Impacts of ICTs 63
VI. 3 Results from Ethiopian Data 65
VI. 3. 1 Findings 65
VI.3.2 Evidence of Impacts of ICTs 67
VI.4 Results from Ugandan Data 69
VI.4.1 Findings 69
VI.4.2 Evidence of Impacts of ICTs 71
VI.5 Results from Tanzanian Data 72
VI.5.1 Findings 72
VI.5.2 Evidence of Impact of ICTs 74
VI.6 Summary of the findings 76
VI.7 Constraints 77
VI.7.1 Telecommunications Sector Constraints 78
VI.7.2 Rural Infrastructure and Capacity Constraints 78
VI.7.5 Impact of Social and Economic Factors on ICT Access 79
Chapter VII. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION 81
VII.1 DISCUSSION 81
VII.2 Recommendations 83
Appendix 94
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