Farmers' use of mobile phone for accessing agricultural information in Pakistan: a case of Punjab province

    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Khan, Nasir Abbas (author), Qijie, Gao (author), Ali, Shoukat (author), Shahbaz, Babar (author), and Shah, Ashfaq Ahmad (author)
    Format:
    Journal article
    Publication Date:
    2018
    URL:
    https://www.researchgate.net/publication/336226132_Farmers%27_use_of_mobile_phone_for_accessing_agricultural_information_in_Pakistan_a_case_of_Punjab_province
    Published:
    Pakistan
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 133 Document Number: D11378
    Journal Title:
    Ciencia Rural
    Journal Title Details:
    49 : 10, e20181016,
    Subject Term:
    adoption, extension, extension communication, farmers, information behavior, information sources, media effectiveness, mobile communication systems, telephone communication, training needs, information technology, mobile phone, cell phones, and Pakistan (Southern Asia)
    Notes:
    12 pages., Online via Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ). 12 pages., Authors focused on use of mobile phones in accessing agricultural information by farmers in the Punjab province. Major uses involved market information, plus other kinds of agricultural information. Major constraints involved farmers' limited aptitude for use of mobile phones and lack of awareness of information sources.

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