Digitalization and agricultural transformation in developing countries: Empirical evidence from Tanzania agriculture sector
A research article submitted to the smart-agricultural-technology journal, Vol. 7of2024
Salvato in:
| Autori principali: | , , |
|---|---|
| Natura: | Articolo |
| Lingua: | inglese |
| Pubblicazione: |
Smart Agricultural Technology
2024
|
| Soggetti: | |
| Accesso online: | https://scholar.mzumbe.ac.tz/handle/123456789/722 |
| Tags: |
Aggiungi Tag
Nessun Tag, puoi essere il primo ad aggiungerne!!
|
| _version_ | 1820347766527754240 |
|---|---|
| author | Kitole, Felician A. Mkuna Eliaza Sesabo, Jennifer K. |
| author_facet | Kitole, Felician A. Mkuna Eliaza Sesabo, Jennifer K. |
| author_sort | Kitole, Felician A. |
| collection | DSpace |
| description | A research article submitted to the smart-agricultural-technology journal, Vol. 7of2024 |
| format | Article |
| id | oai:41.59.85.69:123456789-722 |
| institution | Mzumbe University |
| language | English |
| publishDate | 2024 |
| publisher | Smart Agricultural Technology |
| record_format | dspace |
| spelling | oai:41.59.85.69:123456789-7222024-05-30T19:05:23Z Digitalization and agricultural transformation in developing countries: Empirical evidence from Tanzania agriculture sector Kitole, Felician A. Mkuna Eliaza Sesabo, Jennifer K. Digitalization Agricultural transformation Precision agriculture Smart farming Food security ICT services Artificial intelligence A research article submitted to the smart-agricultural-technology journal, Vol. 7of2024 Agribusiness can potentially increase value for agriculture and the entire value chain, but it is hard to achieve these goals without digitalizing the sector. The transformation reforms modern technology and digital infrastructure adoption to facilitate growth and inclusively. These conditions make the agricultural digitization transformation more appealing. Therefore, using a survey of 400 smallholder farmers in four regions of Rukwa, Ruvuma, Morogoro and Tabora, this study examines the interplay between digitization and agriculture transformation in Tanzania by focusing on the determinants and effects of digitization on smallholder farmers' welfare. The study used the double hurdle model to estimate the determinants and extent of digitization adoption; the Two-stage least square (2SLS) and the Control function approach (CFA) to estimate its effects on smallholder farmers' welfare. The findings revealed that access to credit (0.17428, p < 0.01), extension services (0.52884, p < 0.01), education and government support (0.10922, p < 0.05) are key determinants for agricultural digitization. Moreover, digitization was found to influence smallholder farmers' welfare significantly. The benefits of digitization across smallholder farmers in all regions were observed in enhancing extension services (76.50 %), pest management (71.25 %), and accessibility of the market information (72.25 %), enhance an access to financial services (74.75 %). In sum, to promote digital technology adoption among smallholder farmers, policymakers in Tanzania and developing nations should prioritize financial inclusion through tailored microfinance programs, educational initiatives must integrate digital literacy, enhance extension services, subsidized technology access, and encouraging public-private partnerships to create incentives for sustainable agricultural development. Private 2024-05-03T07:19:22Z 2024-05-03T07:19:22Z 2024 Article APA www.journals.elsevier.com/smart-agricultural-technology https://scholar.mzumbe.ac.tz/handle/123456789/722 en application/pdf Smart Agricultural Technology |
| spellingShingle | Digitalization Agricultural transformation Precision agriculture Smart farming Food security ICT services Artificial intelligence Kitole, Felician A. Mkuna Eliaza Sesabo, Jennifer K. Digitalization and agricultural transformation in developing countries: Empirical evidence from Tanzania agriculture sector |
| title | Digitalization and agricultural transformation in developing countries: Empirical evidence from Tanzania agriculture sector |
| title_full | Digitalization and agricultural transformation in developing countries: Empirical evidence from Tanzania agriculture sector |
| title_fullStr | Digitalization and agricultural transformation in developing countries: Empirical evidence from Tanzania agriculture sector |
| title_full_unstemmed | Digitalization and agricultural transformation in developing countries: Empirical evidence from Tanzania agriculture sector |
| title_short | Digitalization and agricultural transformation in developing countries: Empirical evidence from Tanzania agriculture sector |
| title_sort | digitalization and agricultural transformation in developing countries empirical evidence from tanzania agriculture sector |
| topic | Digitalization Agricultural transformation Precision agriculture Smart farming Food security ICT services Artificial intelligence |
| url | https://scholar.mzumbe.ac.tz/handle/123456789/722 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT kitolefeliciana digitalizationandagriculturaltransformationindevelopingcountriesempiricalevidencefromtanzaniaagriculturesector AT mkunaeliaza digitalizationandagriculturaltransformationindevelopingcountriesempiricalevidencefromtanzaniaagriculturesector AT sesabojenniferk digitalizationandagriculturaltransformationindevelopingcountriesempiricalevidencefromtanzaniaagriculturesector |