Mobile phone use and agricultural productivity among female smallholder farmers in Tanzania

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dc.contributor.authorQuandt, Amyen
dc.contributor.authorSalerno, Jonathan D.en
dc.contributor.authorBaird, Timothy D.en
dc.contributor.authorMcCabe, J. Terrenceen
dc.contributor.authorXu, Emilieen
dc.contributor.authorHerrick, Jeffrey E.en
dc.contributor.authorHartter, Joelen
dc.coverage.countryTanzaniaen
dc.date.accessioned2022-01-16T22:48:37Zen
dc.date.available2022-01-16T22:48:37Zen
dc.date.issued2021en
dc.date.updated2022-01-16T22:48:35Zen
dc.description.abstractEvidence shows that mobile phones can improve agricultural productivity in Sub-Saharan Africa, yet few studies examine gender disparities in mobile phone ownership and use, and how they relate to the gender gap in agricultural productivity. This research gathers survey data on 279 male and female household heads in four villages in Iringa, Tanzania, and investigates the associations between gender, agricultural productivity, and phone ownership and use. Our study finds that many farmers use phones to conduct agricultural activities, with virtually all male respondents using their privately-owned phones compared to only two-thirds of female respondents. Moreover, many women have positive perceptions and trust in the benefits of using phones for agricultural activities. Lastly, phone owners have higher self-reported maize yields compared to non–phone owners. Our results suggest that mobile phones may be a valuable tool in bridging the agricultural gender gap.en
dc.description.versionPublished versionen
dc.format.extentPages 43-64en
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.19268/JGAFS.612021.4en
dc.identifier.issn2413-922Xen
dc.identifier.issue1en
dc.identifier.orcidBaird, Timothy [0000-0003-1449-2571]en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/107687en
dc.identifier.volume6en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.relation.urihttps://agrigender.net/index.phpen
dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.0 Canadaen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/ca/en
dc.titleMobile phone use and agricultural productivity among female smallholder farmers in Tanzaniaen
dc.title.serialJournal of Gender, Agriculture and Food Securityen
dc.typeArticle - Refereeden
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