Farmer response towards the initial agriculture information dissemination mobile prototype

Lasanthi N.C. De Silva; Jeevani S. Goonetillake; Gihan N. Wikramanayake; Athula Ginige

doi:10.1007/978-3-642-39637-3_22

Farmer response towards the initial agriculture information dissemination mobile prototype

Lasanthi N.C. De Silva
, Jeevani S. Goonetillake
, Gihan N. Wikramanayake
, Athula Ginige

School of Computer, Data & Mathematical Sciences

University of Colombo

Research output: Chapter in Book / Conference Paper › Conference Paper › peer-review

9 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

Timely and relevant agriculture information is essential for farmers to make effective decisions. Finding the right approach to provide this information to empower farmers is vital due to the high failure rate in current agricultural information systems. As most farmers now have mobile phones we developed a mobile based information system. We used participatory action research methodology to enable high farmer participation to ensure sustainability of the solution. The initial version of the application based on the preliminary studies focused on the crop choosing stage of the farming life cycle. This initial prototype was evaluated with a sample of farmers to check their willingness in adapting such technology, usefulness of provided information and usability of the application in order to support their day to day decision making process. The sample group strongly endorsed the various aspects of the prototype application and provided valuable insights for improvement.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Computational Science and Its Applications, ICCSA 2013 - 13th International Conference, Proceedings
Publisher	Springer Verlag
Pages	264-278
Number of pages	15
Edition	PART 1
ISBN (Print)	9783642396366
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-39637-3_22
Publication status	Published - 2013
Event	13th International Conference on Computational Science and Its Applications, ICCSA 2013 - Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam Duration: 24 Jun 2013 → 27 Jun 2013

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Number	PART 1
Volume	7971 LNCS
ISSN (Print)	0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)	1611-3349

Conference

Conference	13th International Conference on Computational Science and Its Applications, ICCSA 2013
Country/Territory	Viet Nam
City	Ho Chi Minh City
Period	24/06/13 → 27/06/13

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals

Keywords

Action Research
Agriculture Information Systems
Crop Choosing Stage
Farming Life Cycle
Mobile Technology

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De Silva, L. N. C., Goonetillake, J. S., Wikramanayake, G. N., & Ginige, A. (2013). Farmer response towards the initial agriculture information dissemination mobile prototype. In Computational Science and Its Applications, ICCSA 2013 - 13th International Conference, Proceedings (PART 1 ed., pp. 264-278). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 7971 LNCS, No. PART 1). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-39637-3_22

De Silva, Lasanthi N.C. ; Goonetillake, Jeevani S. ; Wikramanayake, Gihan N. et al. / Farmer response towards the initial agriculture information dissemination mobile prototype. Computational Science and Its Applications, ICCSA 2013 - 13th International Conference, Proceedings. PART 1. ed. Springer Verlag, 2013. pp. 264-278 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); PART 1).

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De Silva, LNC, Goonetillake, JS, Wikramanayake, GN & Ginige, A 2013, Farmer response towards the initial agriculture information dissemination mobile prototype. in Computational Science and Its Applications, ICCSA 2013 - 13th International Conference, Proceedings. PART 1 edn, Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), no. PART 1, vol. 7971 LNCS, Springer Verlag, pp. 264-278, 13th International Conference on Computational Science and Its Applications, ICCSA 2013, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam, 24/06/13. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-39637-3_22

Farmer response towards the initial agriculture information dissemination mobile prototype. / De Silva, Lasanthi N.C.; Goonetillake, Jeevani S.; Wikramanayake, Gihan N. et al.
Computational Science and Its Applications, ICCSA 2013 - 13th International Conference, Proceedings. PART 1. ed. Springer Verlag, 2013. p. 264-278 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 7971 LNCS, No. PART 1).

Research output: Chapter in Book / Conference Paper › Conference Paper › peer-review

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De Silva LNC, Goonetillake JS, Wikramanayake GN, Ginige A. Farmer response towards the initial agriculture information dissemination mobile prototype. In Computational Science and Its Applications, ICCSA 2013 - 13th International Conference, Proceedings. PART 1 ed. Springer Verlag. 2013. p. 264-278. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); PART 1). doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-39637-3_22

Farmer response towards the initial agriculture information dissemination mobile prototype

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