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    1. Analysing appropriation and usability in social and occupational lives: An investigation of Bangladeshi farmers' use of mobile telephony

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Dey, Bidit Lal (author), Newman, David R. (author), and Pendergast, Renee (author)
    Format:
    Online journal article
    Publication Date:
    2011
    Published:
    Glyndŵr University
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 102 Document Number: D10915
    Journal Title:
    Information Technology & People
    Journal Title Details:
    24(1):46-63
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    28 pages., via online journal., The purpose of this paper is to understand how Bangladeshi farmers interact with mobile telephony and how they negotiate the resulting difficulties. In doing so the paper identifies how farmers integrate mobile telephony into their daily lives and what factors facilitate and limit their use of mobile telephony

    2. Usability attributes influencing the adoption and use of mobile apps for dissemination of agricultural information

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Kandagor, Jonathan C. (author), Githeko, Jason M. (author), and Opiyo, Arnold M. (author)
    Format:
    Online journal article
    Publication Date:
    2018-01-01
    Published:
    eSci Journals Publishing
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 123 Document Number: D11160
    Journal Title:
    International Journal of Agricultural Extension
    Journal Title Details:
    6(1)
    Notes:
    9 pages., via online journal., Mobile apps such as social media have friendly attributes and unbiased usage across gender and age; and have become one of the most promising channels for dissemination of agricultural information. The current sources of agricultural information available to farmers do not allow a two-way flow of information and instant feedback. The information disseminated using such channels are generally not customized to specific farmers’ needs. Despite the availability of various mobile apps providing agricultural information, the adoption rate is too minimal. The aim of this study was to determine the usability attributes of social media influencing its adoption and use. A semi-structured questionnaire was used to collect data from a sample of 149 respondents. The respondents were selected through purposive sampling technique from a population comprising of farmers, extension staff, lecturers and students enrolled in agricultural courses participating in the Farm Attachment Program of Egerton University. Data collected was analysed using Statistical Packages for Social Sciences (SPSS) and probit regression was used to analyse expected probability of social media adoption. The findings indicate that the main usability attributes of social media are Ease of use, usefulness, credibility, flexibility and Internet availability. Mobile apps being used to disseminate agricultural information should incorporate some of the usability attributes that have significantly influenced the adoption and use of social media to enhance its uptake and use.