Vol. 2004 No. 1 (2004)

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Mobile Tech in Senegal: Disseminating Agricultural Information

Mohamed Niangolé, Institut Sénégalais de Recherches Agricoles (ISRA) Samba Ndiaye, Institut Sénégalais de Recherches Agricoles (ISRA) Issa Sarr, Institut Sénégalais de Recherches Agricoles (ISRA) Muhammad Diallo, Department of Artificial Intelligence, African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) Senegal
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18796653
Published: September 20, 2004

Abstract

Mobile technology has become increasingly prevalent in Senegal for various applications including entertainment and communication. However, its potential to disseminate agricultural information remains underexplored. We employed a mixed-methods approach combining quantitative surveys with qualitative interviews to gather data from a sample of 200 farmers across different regions of Senegal. Our analysis revealed that mobile tech significantly improved information dissemination, leading to an average increase in crop yields by 15% and higher farmer satisfaction scores (78 out of 100). The findings suggest that mobile technology can be a powerful tool for agricultural development in Senegal. Further research should focus on scaling up the use of mobile tech and exploring additional applications such as weather forecasts and market information. Senegal, Agricultural Information Dissemination, Mobile Technology, Crop Yields, Farmer Satisfaction Model estimation used $\hat{\theta}=argmin_{\theta}\sum_i\ell(y_i,f_\theta(x_i))+\lambda\lVert\theta\rVert_2^2$, with performance evaluated using out-of-sample error.

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Mohamed Niangolé, Samba Ndiaye, Issa Sarr, Muhammad Diallo (2004). Mobile Tech in Senegal: Disseminating Agricultural Information. African Visual Communication Studies (Media/Arts), Vol. 2004 No. 1 (2004). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18796653

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African geographyMobile-assisted technologyInformation disseminationAgricultural extensionParticipatory rural appraisalGeographic information systemsGeospatial data analysis

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