Matthew, Oluwatoyin and Osabohien, Romanus and Omosehin, Olarenwaju and Jawaid, Nasreen and Aderemi, Timothy Ayomitunde and Olanrewaju, Opeyemi and Osabuohien, Patience N. (2023) Information and Communication Technology deployment and agricultural value chain nexus in Nigeria. Department of Economics and Development Studies. pp. 2-9.
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Abstract
This study examined the point of the agricultural value chain where the deployment of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is significant. The study used the data sourced from wave 4 (2018/2019) of the Living Standards Measurement Study – Integrated Survey on Agriculture (LSMS-ISA) and applied the Multinomial Logit (MNL) regression. The result showed that ICT deployment is significant for all actors along the agricultural value chain. However, though significant for all actors on the value chain, the estimated coefficients slightly differ. Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is helpful for all the actors along the chain from the estimated coefficients but higher at the farmgate collectors. This can be based on the rationale that, unlike other actors in the chain, the farmgate collectors interact directly or more with the farmers, making ICT more crucial for them than other actors in the chain. The study concludes that ICT can provide farmers and value chain actors with information about the market, among others, new production skills and processes that will help them upgrade, leading to entry into higher-value markets.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | 1.ICT deployment 2.Agricultural value chain 3.Information access 4.Value chain actors |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory Q Science > Q Science (General) S Agriculture > S Agriculture (General) |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Law, Arts and Social Sciences > School of Social Sciences |
| Depositing User: | nwokealisi |
| Date Deposited: | 18 Jan 2024 11:24 |
| Last Modified: | 18 Jan 2024 11:24 |
| URI: | http://eprints.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/id/eprint/17717 |
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