Experience of farmers using mobile phone for farming information flow in Boro rice production: A case of Eastern Gangetic Plain

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dc.creatorAhmad, Babor
dc.creatorSarkar, Md Abdur Rouf
dc.creatorKhanom, Fahima
dc.creatorLucky, Rozina Yeasmin
dc.creatorSarker, Mou Rani
dc.creatorRabbani, Md Golam
dc.creatorRay, Shraboni Rani Rani
dc.creatorRahman, Md Naimur
dc.creatorSarker, Md Nazirul Islam
dc.date2024
dc.date2024-03-21T17:17:02Z
dc.date2024-03-21T17:17:02Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T04:08:13Z
dc.descriptionMobile phones are widely used for personal communication, but their use for agricultural purposes is scarce in the Eastern Gangetic Plain. Given Bangladesh's heavy reliance on rice production, particularly dry season, the study addresses the gap in the literature by investigating farmers' perceptions and examining the factors that influence mobile phone usage and its impact on Boro rice production. The research entailed questionnaire surveys with 150 farmers from highly Boro-intensive regions. A perception index was used to gauge mobile phone acceptance, and Ordinary Least Square (OLS) and logit models were employed to analyze the factors affecting mobile phone usage and their influence on production levels. The perception index highlights various benefits, including easy access to farming and market information, prompt responses from extension officers, utilization of mobile apps for disease detection, and participation in online training and seminars. The logit model underscores the significance of educational status, credit access, household income, and extension services on the informative use of mobile phones among Boro rice farmers. The OLS findings showed that the informative use of mobile phones significantly increases Boro rice production by 1.6–4.5%, indicating that farmers with better access to farming information achieve higher production than non-users. Factors such as selling price, rainfall, credit availability, cultivable land, and farming experience significantly influenced Boro rice production. Overall, the study is rooted in the growing significance of mobile technology for disseminating crucial agricultural information. It seeks to thoroughly investigate its potential impact on Boro rice production, contributing to well-informed policy interventions and promoting sustainable agricultural development in the Eastern Gangetic Plain.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/140551
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/22734
dc.languageen
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceBabor Ahmad, Md Abdur Rouf Sarkar, Fahima Khanom, Rozina Yeasmin Lucky, Mou Rani Sarker, Md Golam Rabbani, Shraboni Rani Rani Ray, Md Naimur Rahman, Md Nazirul Islam Sarker. Experience of farmers using mobile phone for farming information flow in Boro rice production: A case of Eastern Gangetic Plain, Social Sciences & Humanities Open, Volume 9, 2024, 100811, ISSN 2590-2911, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssaho.2024.100811
dc.subjectfood security
dc.subjectclimate change
dc.subjectfarmers
dc.subjectinformation dissemination
dc.subjectrice
dc.subjectcrop production
dc.titleExperience of farmers using mobile phone for farming information flow in Boro rice production: A case of Eastern Gangetic Plain
dc.typeJournal Article

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