Information and communication technologies (ICTs) and farmers' decision-making across the agricultural supply chain
Information and communication technologies (ICTs) and farmers' decision-making across the agricultural supply chain
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DOI：
10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2010.07.008
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发表时间：
2011-04-01
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21
通讯作者：
Kumar, Sushi
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作者：
Ali, Jabir;Kumar, Sushi
使用印度烟草公司（ITC）的电子Choupal倡议的案例研究，实证分析的作用，通过信息和通信技术（ICT）在提高决策能力的印度农民的信息传递。与非使用者相比，e-Choupal的使用者在整个农业供应链的各种农业做法方面表现出明显更好的决策能力。此外，社会人口背景的用户，如教育水平，他们所属的社会类别，收入水平的，和土地拥有规模也发挥了重要作用，影响决策能力。这种影响在生产规划以及收获后和销售相关决策方面尤为突出。这些研究结果的政策含义进行了讨论。该研究强调，设计信通技术支持的信息系统，以适应用户群体的社会人口概况十分重要。(C)2010爱思唯尔有限公司保留所有权利。
Using a case study of the Indian Tobacco Company's (ITC) e-Choupal initiative, the paper empirically analyses the role of information delivery through information and communication technology (ICT) in enhancing decision-making capabilities of Indian farmers. Users of e-Choupal show significantly better decision-making aptitudes, as compared to non-users, on various agricultural practices across the agricultural supply chain. Further, socio-demographic background's of the users such as education levels, the social category they belong to, income level's, and landholding size also play a significant role in impacting decision-making aptitudes. The impact is particularly prominent in production planning and post-harvest and marketing related decisions. Policy implications of these findings are discussed. The study emphasizes the importance of designing ICT enabled information systems to suit the socio-demographic profile of the user groups. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.