Mobile Phones for Agricultural and Rural Development: A Literature Review and Suggestions for Future Research

Richard Duncombe ()
Additional contact information
Richard Duncombe: University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.

The European Journal of Development Research, 2016, vol. 28, issue 2, 213-235

Abstract: This article provides a systematic review of the potential and limitations of mobile phones in the delivery of rural services for agricultural and rural development in developing countries. The review indicates a rapid expansion of research in recent years, and a growing number of primary research studies that have developed rigorous methodologies for data collection and analysis, with welcome contribution from developing country institutions and researchers. Gaps in the literature suggest areas where future research priorities may lie. These include the provision of agricultural data sources that can provide the basis for effective planning and policymaking, and the assessment of information and service needs that take into account gender differences and the potential for user involvement in the design of service provision. Research is also needed to assess the potential for financial market integration, sustainable business models, consideration of indicators of sector performance and productivity, and assessment of broader impacts at the community and societal level.

Date: 2016
References: Add references at CitEc
Citations: View citations in EconPapers (17)

Downloads: (external link)
http://www.palgrave-journals.com/ejdr/journal/v28/n2/pdf/ejdr201460a.pdf Link to full text PDF (application/pdf)
http://www.palgrave-journals.com/ejdr/journal/v28/n2/full/ejdr201460a.html Link to full text HTML (text/html)
Access to full text is restricted to subscribers.

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:pal:eurjdr:v:28:y:2016:i:2:p:213-235

Ordering information: This journal article can be ordered from
http://www.springer.com/journal/41287/PS2

Access Statistics for this article

The European Journal of Development Research is currently edited by Spencer Henson and Natalia Lorenzoni

More articles in The European Journal of Development Research from Palgrave Macmillan, European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI) Contact information at EDIRC.
Bibliographic data for series maintained by Sonal Shukla () and Springer Nature Abstracting and Indexing ().