The effect of ICT use on the profitability of young agripreneurs in Malawi
The agricultural sector’s significant position in an economy and high potential benefits of agricultural transformation give developing countries major opportunities, especially for youth, to commercially start an agricultural enterprise. Increasing youth engagement in agriculture is fundamental for...
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| author | Jolex, Aubrey Tufa, Adane |
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| description | The agricultural sector’s significant position in an economy and high potential benefits of agricultural transformation give developing countries major opportunities, especially for youth, to commercially start an agricultural enterprise. Increasing youth engagement in agriculture is fundamental for sustainably transforming agriculture and reducing youth unemployment. In achieving this, information and communication technologies hold great potential. Harnessing youth agribusiness opportunities through the use of ICT and its innovations are key to increasing profitability and providing employment. The study assesses the effect of the intensity of ICT use on profit using data collected from 317 young agripreneurs and an ordered logit model. The results show that profitability increases with the number of ICT tools used to receive and disseminate information relevant to agribusinesses. Therefore, relevant stakeholders should strive towards the implementation of programs that increase the number of ICT tools that can be used in agribusinesses. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1411632025-12-08T10:29:22Z The effect of ICT use on the profitability of young agripreneurs in Malawi Jolex, Aubrey Tufa, Adane profitability models youth employment entrepreneurs technology agriculture information and communication technologies The agricultural sector’s significant position in an economy and high potential benefits of agricultural transformation give developing countries major opportunities, especially for youth, to commercially start an agricultural enterprise. Increasing youth engagement in agriculture is fundamental for sustainably transforming agriculture and reducing youth unemployment. In achieving this, information and communication technologies hold great potential. Harnessing youth agribusiness opportunities through the use of ICT and its innovations are key to increasing profitability and providing employment. The study assesses the effect of the intensity of ICT use on profit using data collected from 317 young agripreneurs and an ordered logit model. The results show that profitability increases with the number of ICT tools used to receive and disseminate information relevant to agribusinesses. Therefore, relevant stakeholders should strive towards the implementation of programs that increase the number of ICT tools that can be used in agribusinesses. 2022-02-22 2024-04-12T13:37:23Z 2024-04-12T13:37:23Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/141163 en Open Access MDPI Jolex, Aubrey; and Tufa, Adane. 2022. The effect of ICT use on the profitability of young agripreneurs in Malawi. Sustainability 14(5): 2536. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14052536 |
| spellingShingle | profitability models youth employment entrepreneurs technology agriculture information and communication technologies Jolex, Aubrey Tufa, Adane The effect of ICT use on the profitability of young agripreneurs in Malawi |
| title | The effect of ICT use on the profitability of young agripreneurs in Malawi |
| title_full | The effect of ICT use on the profitability of young agripreneurs in Malawi |
| title_fullStr | The effect of ICT use on the profitability of young agripreneurs in Malawi |
| title_full_unstemmed | The effect of ICT use on the profitability of young agripreneurs in Malawi |
| title_short | The effect of ICT use on the profitability of young agripreneurs in Malawi |
| title_sort | effect of ict use on the profitability of young agripreneurs in malawi |
| topic | profitability models youth employment entrepreneurs technology agriculture information and communication technologies |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/141163 |
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