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	Provedor de dados AgEcon (2) Autor Okello, Julius Juma (2) Kirui, Oliver K. (1) Nyikal, Rose Adhiambo (1) Palavra-chave Kenya (2) Mobile phones (2) Smallholder farmers (2) Awareness and use (1) Financial Economics (1) Food Security and Poverty (1) Institutional and Behavioral Economics (1) International Development (1) M-banking services (1) Market information service (1) Marketing (1) Well-being (1) Mais... Tipo do documento Conference Paper or Presentation (1) Journal Article (1) Ano 2010 (2) País United States (2) Idioma Inglês (2)		Ordenar por:  Relevância Autor Título Ano Registros recuperados: 2 Primeira ... 1 ... Última Awareness and use of m-banking services in agriculture: The case of smallholder farmers in Kenya AgEcon Kirui, Oliver K.; Okello, Julius Juma; Nyikal, Rose Adhiambo. Smallholder farmer access to agricultural finance has been a major constraint to agricultural commercialization in developing countries. The ICT revolution in Africa has however brought an opportunity to ease this constraint. The mobile phone-based banking services that started in Kenya urban centers have spread to rural areas and even other countries. Using these services farmers could receive funds invest in agriculture finance transactions. This study examines the awareness and use of m-banking services among rural farmers in Kenya. It also assesses the factors conditioning the use of such services. The study finds high awareness of m-banking services among the smallholder farmers. It also finds that education, distance to a commercial bank, membership... Tipo: Journal Article Palavras-chave: Mobile phones; M-banking services; Awareness and use; Smallholder farmers; Kenya; Financial Economics. Ano: 2010 URL: http://purl.umn.edu/96188 Does use of ICT-based market information services (MIS) improve welfare of smallholder farm households: Evidence from Kenya AgEcon Okello, Julius Juma. The need to provide agricultural information to farmers has led to emergence of numerous ICT-based MIS projects in developing country. These projects aim at promoting commercialization of smallholder agriculture and subsequently their welfare. This study examines the welfare effects of one such project in western Kenya. It uses household food security and access to medical health services as proxies of welfare. The study finds that farmers that use ICT-based market information are more food secure and have better access to medical health services than their counterpart. It highlights policy implications of these findings. Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation Palavras-chave: Smallholder farmers; Market information service; Mobile phones; Well-being; Kenya; Food Security and Poverty; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; International Development; Marketing. Ano: 2010 URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61251 Registros recuperados: 2 Primeira ... 1 ... Última

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