Experimenting open agricultural extension service in Tanzania: A case of Kilosa Open Data Initiative (KODI)

Sanga, Camilius A.; Masamaki, Joseph Phillipo; Fue, Kadeghe G.; Mlozi, Malongo R.; Tumbo, Siza D.

dc.creator	Sanga, Camilius A.
dc.creator	Masamaki, Joseph Phillipo
dc.creator	Fue, Kadeghe G.
dc.creator	Mlozi, Malongo R.
dc.creator	Tumbo, Siza D.
dc.date	2017-01-19T16:31:28Z
dc.date	2017-01-19T16:31:28Z
dc.date	2016
dc.date.accessioned	2022-10-25T08:53:53Z
dc.date.available	2022-10-25T08:53:53Z
dc.identifier	2394-2630
dc.identifier	https://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/1182
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/94266
dc.description	Journal of Scientific and Engineering Research, 2016, 3(6):116-124
dc.description	This paper presents results from the application of Open Data System to improve coverage of agricultural extension services using web-based and mobile-based farmers‘ advisory information Ushaurikilimo in Kilosa District. The research adopted a participatory action research method to develop the interventions. The findings from this study show that farmers and other actors get timely, relevant and personalized advisory services. The user interface of the Open System hosting Open Data is in Swahili language, a language widely spoken in the study area, which enhanced adoption of the system. The Open System did not require farmers and other actors to pay for the services, which motivated to attract farmers and actors to adopt the system. In order to lower the cost of implementing the project, agricultural extension officers in study villages were used to receive questions from farmers and provided answers, and sent difficulty questions to experts from Sokoine University of Agriculture to answer via their mobile phones.
dc.format	application/pdf
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	Journal of Scientific and Engineering Research
dc.relation	Journal of Scientific and Engineering Research, 2016,;3(6):116-124
dc.subject	Open data
dc.subject	Initiative
dc.subject	Kilosa
dc.subject	Ushaurikilimo
dc.subject	Agricultural extension service
dc.title	Experimenting open agricultural extension service in Tanzania: A case of Kilosa Open Data Initiative (KODI)
dc.type	Article