Why Agricultural Tools Work in Theory But Aren't Adopted in Practice: A Grounded Theory Approach to ICT in Ghana and Kenya
Why Agricultural Tools Work in Theory But Aren't Adopted in Practice: A Grounded Theory Approach to ICT in Ghana and Kenya
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DOI：
10.1177/11786221221092782
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发表时间：
2022-04-01
影响因子：
3.8
通讯作者：
Sakrabani, Ruben
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作者：
Mallory, Adrian;Parker, Alison;Sakrabani, Ruben
有机肥料可以通过回收人类排泄物供撒哈拉以南非洲使用，有助于解决土壤肥力下降、粮食安全和废物管理等问题。这类产品的营养成分变化不定，因此比化肥更难有针对性地施用。解决这一问题的一个办法可能是使用实地土壤测试和信息，特别是随着移动的技术的扩展。这项研究调查了肯尼亚和加纳43名使用人类粪便衍生肥料的农民的信息和土壤测试的作用。进行了访谈，以了解农业信息的使用和来源以及对土壤测试技术的看法。据发现，基于移动的测试不太可能被采用，原因是低优先级，知识共享的类型和不同项目失败后的信任。农民并不认为土壤测试是他们需要解决的主要问题。移动的技术主要用于视觉和口头交流，而土壤测试往往以不适当的方式提供信息。农民对新项目的信任也有限，因为他们以前的项目失败对他们没有帮助。为了实现可持续地采用技术，需要改进传播方法和从项目失败中吸取教训，以防止今后再次尝试采用不适当的技术。
Organic fertilisers could contribute to addressing the issues of declining soil fertility, food security and waste management by recycling human waste for use in sub-Saharan Africa. The variable nutrient content of such products can make targetted application more difficult than in chemical fertilisers. One solution to this could be the use of in-field soil testing and information, particularly with the expansion of mobile technology. This research investigated the role of information and soil testing in 43 farmers using human waste derived fertilisers in Kenya and Ghana. Interviews were conducted to understand the use and sources of information in farming and the perception of soil testing technologies. It was found that mobile based testing was unlikely to be adopted for reasons of low priority, the type of knowledge being shared and trust after failures of different projects. Farmers did not see soil testing as the major issue that they needed to solve. Mobile technology was mostly used for visual and oral communication whereas soil testing often provided information in an unsuitable way. Farmers also had limited trust in new projects as they had previously had project failures that did not help them. In order to achieve sustainable adoption of technology there needs to be improved methods of disseminating and learning from project failures to prevent repeated attempts at inappropriate technology in the future.