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Mobile-based Decision Support System for Poultry Farmers: A Case of Tanzania

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dc.creator Shapa, Martha
dc.creator Trojer, Lena
dc.creator Machuve, Dina
dc.date 2021-06-24T06:08:27Z
dc.date 2021-06-24T06:08:27Z
dc.date 2021
dc.date.accessioned 2022-10-25T09:15:46Z
dc.date.available 2022-10-25T09:15:46Z
dc.identifier https://dx.doi.org/10.14569/IJACSA.2021.0120273
dc.identifier https://dspace.nm-aist.ac.tz/handle/20.500.12479/1252
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/94595
dc.description This research article published by the International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications,Vol. 12, No. 2, 2021
dc.description —Poultry farms in Tanzania are characterized by inadequate management practices which are mainly caused by the lack of adequate systems to guide the small-scale poultry farmers in decision making. It is well-established that information is a key factor in making effective decisions in numerous sectors including poultry farming. Furthermore, various researchers have identified the use of mobile decision support tools to be an effective way of aiding farmers in making informed decisions. In this paper, we present a mobile-based decision support system that will aid rural and small-scale poultry farmers in Tanzania to obtain reliable information that is crucial for making proper decisions in their farming activities. In this context, a mobile-based decision support system was achieved through a mobile application integrated with a chatbot assistant to provide a solution to various poultry farming-related problems and simplify their decision-making process. We used a data-driven approach towards developing an informational chatbot assistant for Android smartphones that is capable of interacting with small-scale poultry farmers through natural conversations by utilizing the RASA framework.
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dc.language en
dc.publisher International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications
dc.subject Decision support system
dc.subject Mobile application
dc.subject Poultry farming
dc.subject Data-driven approach
dc.title Mobile-based Decision Support System for Poultry Farmers: A Case of Tanzania
dc.type Article


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