The impact of ICT-enabled extension campaign on farmers' knowledge and management of fall armyworm in Uganda.

ABSTRACT: This study evaluates the unique and combined effects of three complementary ICT-based extension methods - interactive radio, mobile SMS messages and village-based video screenings - on farmers' knowledge and management of fall armyworm (FAW), an invasive pest of maize that is threatening food security in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia. Building on a survey of maize farmers in western Uganda and using various selection-on-observables estimators, we find consistent evidence that participation in the ICT-based extension campaigns significantly increases farmers' knowledge about FAW and stimulates the adoption of agricultural technologies and practices for the management of the pest. We also show that exposure to multiple campaign channels yields significantly higher outcomes than exposure to a s

SUBMITTER: Tambo JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6703685 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature