Technology for Small Scale Farmers in Tanzania: A Design Science Research Approach
Technology for Small Scale Farmers in Tanzania: A Design Science Research Approach
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坦桑尼亚小规模农民的技术：设计科学研究方法
DOI：
10.1002/j.1681-4835.2016.tb00538.x
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发表时间：
2016
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S. Gaiani
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作者：
Ezra Misaki;Mikko Apiola;S. Gaiani
坦桑尼亚的小规模农民面临着粮食不安全、缺乏基础设施、无法获得信贷和服务以及缺乏可靠的农业信息渠道的挑战。尽管采取了各种举措，坦桑尼亚的农业部门仍然很差。不可靠的信息被认为是阻碍决策和生产力的一个因素。这项研究是设计科学研究（DSR）方法的第一步，直接用技术解决农民的挑战。本研究研究了坦桑尼亚Chamwino SSF面临的严峻挑战，信息渠道和信息差距。根据我们以前的定性结果，一个结构化的调查问卷，包含76个项目的李克特规模管理150个小规模的农民在坦桑尼亚的Chamwino。反应率为83%（n=124）。对数据进行描述性统计分析以及统计关联的基本测量。结果表明，农户在气象信息、市场信息、病虫害识别、经营管理等方面依赖隐性知识，容易受到中间商欺诈和决策失误的影响。这些挑战中的许多都可以通过技术来解决。提出了一些工程解决方案的基础上，未来的DSR项目。
Small scale farmers (SSF) in Tanzania are challenged by food insecurity, lack of infrastructure, lack of access to credit and services, and lack of reliable channels for farming information. Despite various initiatives the agriculture sector in Tanzania has remained poor. Unreliable information has been found as one factor that hinders decision‐making and productivity. This study is the first step in a design science research (DSR) approach to address farmers’ challenges directly with technology. This research studied the acute challenges, information channels, and information gaps of SSFs in Chamwino, Tanzania. Based on our previous qualitative results, a structured questionnaire containing 76 items on a Likert scale was administered to 150 small scale farmers in Chamwino, Tanzania. A response rate of 83% (n=124) was reached. The data was analyzed for descriptive statistics as well as basic measures of statistical association. The results show that farmers rely on tacit knowledge in regards of weather information, market data, plant and disease identification, and business management, and are vulnerable to middlemen frauds and inaccurate decision making. Many of these challenges can potentially be solved by technology. A number of engineering solutions for the basis of future DSR projects are proposed.