Intermediation capabilities of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in Ghana's Agricultural Extension System

Intermediation capabilities of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in Ghana's Agricultural Extension System

Open Access Article; Published Online: 06, Dec 2021

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Main Authors: Munthali, N., Lie, R., van Lammeren, R., van Paassen, A., Asare, R., Leeuwis, Cees
Format: Journal Article biblioteca
Language:English
Published: Wits School of Literature, Language and Media (SLLM) 2021
Subjects:information, research, harvesting, technology, agricultural extension, farmers, knowledge, markets, cash crops, agricultural policies,
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/118346
https://doi.org/10.23962/10539/32212
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spelling dig-cgspace-10568-1183462023-09-10T04:18:10Z Intermediation capabilities of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in Ghana's Agricultural Extension System Munthali, N. Lie, R. van Lammeren, R. van Paassen, A. Asare, R. Leeuwis, Cees information research harvesting technology agricultural extension farmers knowledge markets cash crops agricultural policies Open Access Article; Published Online: 06, Dec 2021 Information and communication technologies (ICTs), specifically those that are digital and interactive, present opportunities for enhanced intermediation between actors in Ghana’s agricultural extension system. To understand these opportunities, this study investigates the capabilities of ICTs in support of seven forms of intermediation in the context of agricultural extension: disseminating (information), retrieving (information), harvesting (information), matching (actors to services), networking (among actors), coordinating (actors), and co-creating (among actors). The study identifies the types of ICTs currently functioning in Ghana’s agricultural system, and applies a Delphi-inspired research design to determine the consensus and dissensus of researchers, scientists, and practitioners about the potential of these ICTs to support each of the seven intermediation capabilities. The findings reveal that experts reached consensus that interactive voice response (IVR) technologies currently have the highest potential to support disseminating, retrieving, harvesting, and matching. Meanwhile, social media messaging (SMM) technologies are currently seen as highly capable of supporting coordinating and, to a lesser extent, co-creating, but no consensus is reached on the potential of any of the technologies to support networking. 2021 2022-03-07T12:34:13Z 2022-03-07T12:34:13Z Journal Article Munthali, N., Lie, R., Van Lammeren, R., Van Paassen, A., Asare, R. & Leeuwis, C. (2021). Intermediation capabilities of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in Ghana's Agricultural Extension System. The African Journal of Information and Communication, 28, 1-37. 2077-7205 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/118346 https://doi.org/10.23962/10539/32212 NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT en CC-BY-4.0 Open Access 1-37 application/pdf Wits School of Literature, Language and Media (SLLM) The African Journal of Information and Communication
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harvesting
technology
agricultural extension
farmers
knowledge
markets
cash crops
agricultural policies
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research
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technology
agricultural extension
farmers
knowledge
markets
cash crops
agricultural policies
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markets
cash crops
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research
harvesting
technology
agricultural extension
farmers
knowledge
markets
cash crops
agricultural policies
Munthali, N.
Lie, R.
van Lammeren, R.
van Paassen, A.
Asare, R.
Leeuwis, Cees
Intermediation capabilities of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in Ghana's Agricultural Extension System
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harvesting
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agricultural extension
farmers
knowledge
markets
cash crops
agricultural policies
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Lie, R.
van Lammeren, R.
van Paassen, A.
Asare, R.
Leeuwis, Cees
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title Intermediation capabilities of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in Ghana's Agricultural Extension System
title_short Intermediation capabilities of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in Ghana's Agricultural Extension System
title_full Intermediation capabilities of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in Ghana's Agricultural Extension System
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