Levelling the field: A review of the ICT revolution and agricultural extension in the Global South

Information and communications technology has evolved significantly over the last seven decades, beginning with radio and video vans and culminating in the rise of smartphones and mobile internet in remote areas of the Global South. While ICT is an integral part of agricultural extension, little is...

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Autores principales: Khan, Rashid Parvez, Gupta, Saurabh, Daum, Thomas, Birner, Regina, Ringler, Claudia
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Wiley 2025
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/152228
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author Khan, Rashid Parvez
Gupta, Saurabh
Daum, Thomas
Birner, Regina
Ringler, Claudia
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description Information and communications technology has evolved significantly over the last seven decades, beginning with radio and video vans and culminating in the rise of smartphones and mobile internet in remote areas of the Global South. While ICT is an integral part of agricultural extension, little is known about how these changes have influenced agricultural extension practices. After a systematic review of 131 papers, we find that changes in ICT have shaped agricultural extension, enabling a shift from linear dissemination and “one-way communication” to co-innovation and farmer-to-farmer learning. The results indicate the potential for smartphones and mobile internet to democratize agricultural extension.
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spelling CGSpace1522282025-12-08T10:11:39Z Levelling the field: A review of the ICT revolution and agricultural extension in the Global South Khan, Rashid Parvez Gupta, Saurabh Daum, Thomas Birner, Regina Ringler, Claudia agricultural extension communication farmers Information and Communication Technologies smartphones Information and communications technology has evolved significantly over the last seven decades, beginning with radio and video vans and culminating in the rise of smartphones and mobile internet in remote areas of the Global South. While ICT is an integral part of agricultural extension, little is known about how these changes have influenced agricultural extension practices. After a systematic review of 131 papers, we find that changes in ICT have shaped agricultural extension, enabling a shift from linear dissemination and “one-way communication” to co-innovation and farmer-to-farmer learning. The results indicate the potential for smartphones and mobile internet to democratize agricultural extension. 2025-01 2024-09-13T18:32:25Z 2024-09-13T18:32:25Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/152228 en https://hdl.handle.net/10568/139768 Open Access Wiley Khan, Rashid Parvez; Gupta, Saurabh; Daum, Thomas; Birner, Regina; and Ringler, Claudia. 2025. Levelling the field: A review of the ICT revolution and agricultural extension in the Global South. Journal of International Development 37(1): 1-21. https://doi.org/10.1002/jid.3949
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Gupta, Saurabh
Daum, Thomas
Birner, Regina
Ringler, Claudia
Levelling the field: A review of the ICT revolution and agricultural extension in the Global South
title Levelling the field: A review of the ICT revolution and agricultural extension in the Global South
title_full Levelling the field: A review of the ICT revolution and agricultural extension in the Global South
title_fullStr Levelling the field: A review of the ICT revolution and agricultural extension in the Global South
title_full_unstemmed Levelling the field: A review of the ICT revolution and agricultural extension in the Global South
title_short Levelling the field: A review of the ICT revolution and agricultural extension in the Global South
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topic agricultural extension
communication
farmers
Information and Communication Technologies
smartphones
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