Video can be effectively used to provide information to small scale farmers. However, its effectiveness to enhance access to and use of information depends on certain organizational, social, economic and technical factors. This cross-sectional study assessed these organizational, social, economic...
Karubanga, G.
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Kibwika, P.
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Sseguya, H.
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Okry, F.
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[Access to and use of video-mediated agricultural information: lessons from the case of Sasakawa global 2000 rice videos in Uganda]
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Access to and use of video-mediated agricultural information: lessons from the case of Sasakawa global 2000 rice videos in Uganda
Agricultural extension is perceived as the primary mechanism through which farmers expand their ability to adopt and adapt new technologies and ideas. The use of Information and Communication Technology like videos in extension is being fronted as an alternative to the conventional Face-to-face e...
Karubanga, G.
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Kibwika, P.
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Okry, F.
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Sseguya, H.
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[Empowering farmers to learn and innovate through integration of video-mediated and face-to-face extension approaches: the case of rice farmers in Uganda]
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Empowering farmers to learn and innovate through integration of video-mediated and face-to-face extension approaches: the case of rice farmers in Uganda
This study explored the key determinants of smallholder farmers’ participation in the One Stop Centre Farmer Association (OSCA) rice value chains in Uganda. Data were collected from 98 respondents in Luwero and Bugiri districts using focus group discussions and 20 key informant interviews, and a...
Rugema, S.H.
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Sseguya, H.
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Kibwika, P.
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[Determinants of smallholder farmers’ participation in rice value chains in Uganda]
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Determinants of smallholder farmers’ participation in rice value chains in Uganda
Effective management of plant health is fundamental for food and income security to meet the growing demands of local and global markets. This however requires farmers’ adequate access to quality planting materials under the prevailing contextual and psycho-social factors. This study, anchored in...
Mulugo, L.
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Birungi Kyazze, F.
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Kibwika, P.
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Kikulwe, E.
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Ajambo, S.
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Omondi, B.A.
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[Unravelling technology-acceptance factors influencing farmer use of banana tissue culture planting materials in Central Uganda]
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Unravelling technology-acceptance factors influencing farmer use of banana tissue culture planting materials in Central Uganda
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) tools such as videos promoted to enhance farmer access to information to influence change in farming practices need to be situated in social learning processes. Farmers learn and innovate through social learning characterized by exchanges amongst far...
Karubanga, G.
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Kibwika, P.
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Okry, F.
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Sseguya, H.
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[How farmer videos trigger social learning to enhance innovation among smallholder rice farmers in Uganda]
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How farmer videos trigger social learning to enhance innovation among smallholder rice farmers in Uganda