Evaluation of information and communication technology utilization by small holder banana farmers in Gatanga district, Kenya (Record no. 68961)
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| 001 - CONTROL NUMBER | |
| control field | 68961 |
| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER | |
| control field | MX-TxCIM |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20250620160234.0 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
| fixed length control field | 250610s2014 -uk|||p|op||| 00| 0 eng d |
| 022 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD SERIAL NUMBER | |
| International Standard Serial Number | 1389-224X |
| 022 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD SERIAL NUMBER | |
| International Standard Serial Number | 1750-8622 (Online) |
| 024 8# - OTHER STANDARD IDENTIFIER | |
| Standard number or code | https://doi.org/10.1080/1389224X.2013.788454 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | MX-TxCIM |
| 041 ## - LANGUAGE CODE | |
| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | eng |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Mwombe, S.O.L. |
| 9 (RLIN) | 39535 |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Evaluation of information and communication technology utilization by small holder banana farmers in Gatanga district, Kenya |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | United Kingdom : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Wageningen University, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2014. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Peer review |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | Purpose. The study was carried out to identify information communication technologies (ICTs) used in production and marketing of bananas, to determine factors influencing intensity of use of ICT tools and to assess whether use of ICT has a significant influence on adoption of tissue culture bananas by small-scale banana farmers in Gatanga District, Kenya. Design/methodology/approach. A multi-stage purposive sampling and proportionate allocation technique was used to select 116 respondents. A pre-tested questionnaire was used to collect data. SPSS and STATA were used for descriptive and quantitative analysis. Findings. Radio, television and the mobile phone were found to be the most accessible ICTs and were often used to access information on production or/and marketing of bananas. The least accessible ICTs were computers, internet services and video cassettes. Socio-economic factors like age, gender, income and acreage of bananas planted had an influence on the intensity of use of ICT tools as a source of agricultural information by smallholder banana farmers. Use of ICTs was found to influence adoption of tissue culture (TC) bananas. Low levels of education and distance to internet services were found to be the most constraining to the use of ICT tools. Other constraints included: lack of money to buy internet services, digital cameras and computers. Farmers were of the opinion that radio and the mobile phone were the most useful ICT tools while television, print media, internet/email and video cassettes/DVDs were the least useful as a source of information on banana production. Practical implications. This study elucidates the important role of ICTs in disseminating agricultural information. There is need for the government to demystify ICT training at all levels of education to improve local content development. Reduction of taxes on radio-wave licensing and improving accessibility to affordable and quality handsets will aid in intensifying the use of radio and mobile phones by farmers in acquiring information. |
| 546 ## - LANGUAGE NOTE | |
| Language note | Text in English |
| 650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Information and Communication Technologies |
| Source of heading or term | AGROVOC |
| 9 (RLIN) | 6480 |
| 650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Smallholders |
| Source of heading or term | AGROVOC |
| 9 (RLIN) | 1763 |
| 650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Bananas |
| Source of heading or term | AGROVOC |
| 9 (RLIN) | 18470 |
| 650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Information |
| Source of heading or term | AGROVOC |
| 9 (RLIN) | 9031 |
| 651 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME | |
| Geographic name | Kenya |
| Source of heading or term | AGROVOC |
| 9 (RLIN) | 3783 |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Mugivane, F.I. |
| 9 (RLIN) | 39536 |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Adolwa, I.S. |
| 9 (RLIN) | 13765 |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Nderitu, J. |
| 9 (RLIN) | 17193 |
| 773 0# - HOST ITEM ENTRY | |
| Place, publisher, and date of publication | United Kingdom : Wageningen University, 2014. |
| Related parts | v. 20, no. 2, p. 247-261 |
| Title | The Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension |
| Record control number | 56836 |
| International Standard Serial Number | 1389-224X |
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| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Dewey Decimal Classification |
| Koha item type | Article |
| Suppress in OPAC | No |
| Date last seen | Total Checkouts | Price effective from | Koha item type | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Collection code | Withdrawn status | Home library | Current library | Date acquired |
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| 06/10/2025 | 06/10/2025 | Article | Not Lost | Dewey Decimal Classification | Reprints Collection | CIMMYT Knowledge Center: John Woolston Library | CIMMYT Knowledge Center: John Woolston Library | 06/10/2025 |