Accessibility of improved chicken farming business information to women improved chicken farmers through mobile phones in Misungwi District, Tanzania
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Date
2023-03-16
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European Journal of Agriculture and Food Sciences
Abstract
This study aimed to assess the accessibility of improved chicken farming
business information to women through mobile phones in Misungwi
District, Tanzania. A cross-sectional research design was adopted. A
questionnaire was used to collect quantitative data while Focus Group
Discussions and Key Informant Interviews were employed to obtain
qualitative data. A total of 120 respondents were involved in the study.
Quantitative data were mainly analyzed using a Statistical Package for
Social Sciences (SPSS) to yield descriptive statistics and cross tabulations
while content analysis was used to analyze qualitative data. The study
found that all 120 respondents owned a mobile phone and used it to access
improved chicken business information, apart from other uses. The
accessed improved chicken business information was mainly about: chicks,
transportation, feeds, extension services, veterinary services, markets, and
financial institutions. However, women improved chicken farmers
encountered many challenges related to the mobile phone use including
bandwidth costs and poor networks. Thus, the study recommends the
Misungwi District authority to collaborate with mobile phone companies to
increase the number of networks and advise them to have a stability of
bundle prices which are affordable to the farmers.
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Keywords
Improved chicken farming business, Mobile phone, Women