Digitalization and agricultural transformation in developing countries: Empirical evidence from Tanzania agriculture sector

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dc.contributor.authorKitole, Felician A.
dc.contributor.authorMkuna Eliaza
dc.contributor.authorSesabo, Jennifer K.
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-03T07:19:22Z
dc.date.available2024-05-03T07:19:22Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.descriptionA research article submitted to the smart-agricultural-technology journal, Vol. 7of2024
dc.description.abstractAgribusiness can potentially increase value for agriculture and the entire value chain, but it is hard to achieve these goals without digitalizing the sector. The transformation reforms modern technology and digital infrastructure adoption to facilitate growth and inclusively. These conditions make the agricultural digitization transformation more appealing. Therefore, using a survey of 400 smallholder farmers in four regions of Rukwa, Ruvuma, Morogoro and Tabora, this study examines the interplay between digitization and agriculture transformation in Tanzania by focusing on the determinants and effects of digitization on smallholder farmers' welfare. The study used the double hurdle model to estimate the determinants and extent of digitization adoption; the Two-stage least square (2SLS) and the Control function approach (CFA) to estimate its effects on smallholder farmers' welfare. The findings revealed that access to credit (0.17428, p < 0.01), extension services (0.52884, p < 0.01), education and government support (0.10922, p < 0.05) are key determinants for agricultural digitization. Moreover, digitization was found to influence smallholder farmers' welfare significantly. The benefits of digitization across smallholder farmers in all regions were observed in enhancing extension services (76.50 %), pest management (71.25 %), and accessibility of the market information (72.25 %), enhance an access to financial services (74.75 %). In sum, to promote digital technology adoption among smallholder farmers, policymakers in Tanzania and developing nations should prioritize financial inclusion through tailored microfinance programs, educational initiatives must integrate digital literacy, enhance extension services, subsidized technology access, and encouraging public-private partnerships to create incentives for sustainable agricultural development.
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dc.identifier.citationAPA
dc.identifier.issnwww.journals.elsevier.com/smart-agricultural-technology
dc.identifier.urihttps://scholar.mzumbe.ac.tz/handle/123456789/722
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSmart Agricultural Technology
dc.subjectDigitalization
dc.subjectAgricultural transformation
dc.subjectPrecision agriculture
dc.subjectSmart farming
dc.subjectFood security
dc.subjectICT services
dc.subjectArtificial intelligence
dc.titleDigitalization and agricultural transformation in developing countries: Empirical evidence from Tanzania agriculture sector
dc.typeArticle
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