The Use of Technology by Women in Agriculture Including Mobile Apps, Precision Farming, and Agritech

Author:

Hamisu Kabiru1,Auwalu Sulaiman Yaro1,Lawan Abdulnasir Isah1,Mohammed Hafsat Sanusi1ORCID,Sriker G. Reddy1

Affiliation:

1. SR University, India

Abstract

The research was conducted to analyze the use of technology by women in agriculture including mobile apps, precision farming, and agritech in Telangana state, India. A multi-stage sampling procedure was adopted to select the farmers for the study. Primary data were collected through a semi-structured questionnaire. A total of one 135 were interviewed. The data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics and regression models. The result revealed that coefficients of age, level of education, and years of experience were found to be statistically significant in influencing the adoption of precision farming technologies. The major problem plaguing the women farmers in adopting new technology was illiteracy about 31.9%. In comparison, the solutions suggested to be adopted by the women farmers to the problems they faced in adopting new technology were awareness and affordable technologies with 28.1% and 23%, respectively.

Publisher

IGI Global

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