A Mobile-Based Communication Adoption Model for agricultural market information dissemination in Uganda

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dc.contributor.authorEngotoit, Benard,
dc.contributor.authorMoya, Musa B.
dc.contributor.authorMayoka, Kituyi Geoffrey
dc.contributor.authorAbima, Bonface
dc.date.accessioned2022-11-04T19:24:42Z
dc.date.available2022-11-04T19:24:42Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstractThis study proposes a mobile-based communication adoption model for agricultural market information dissemination in Uganda. An extended Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology model was used to guide the study. A survey was conducted on 302 commercial farmers and agribusiness traders in Eastern Uganda using self-administered questionnaires. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics; Structural Equation Modelling was also used to perform confirmatory tests analyses on study variable relationships and to develop the proposed model. Findings reveal a positive significant relationship between Performance Expectancy and Behavioral Intentions to use; Effort Expectancy and Behavioral Intentions to use; Social influence and Behavioral intention to use; Behavioral intention to use and adoption of mobile-based communication technologies. However, the relationship between affordability of mobile-based communication technologies and behavioral intentions to use and the relationship between facilitating conditions and adoption of mobile-based communication technologies were dropped by the structural equation model because they had negative path coefficients. Effective adoption of Mobile-Based Communication Technologies for Agricultural Information Dissemination in Uganda can be achieved with stakeholders increasing on the functionality and the ease of use of these mobile-based communication technologies; provide nationwide sensitization campaigns on benefits of using mobile-based communication technologies; ensure provision of accurate and reliable agricultural market information by using mobile based communication technologies, provide benefits to members of society so as to convince others to use mobile-based communication technologies.en_US
dc.identifier.citationEngotoit, B., Moya, M., Mayoka Kituyi, G., & Abima, B. (2016). A Mobile-Based Communication Adoption Model for agricultural market information dissemination in Uganda. Global Journal of Computers & Technologyen_US
dc.identifier.issn2394-501X
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/5150
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherGlobal Journal of Computers & Technologyen_US
dc.subjectMobile-Basedcommunication Technologies (MBCTs)en_US
dc.subjectUTAUTen_US
dc.subjectAgricultureen_US
dc.subjectMarket informationen_US
dc.subjectAdoptionen_US
dc.subjectSEMen_US
dc.titleA Mobile-Based Communication Adoption Model for agricultural market information dissemination in Ugandaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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