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Digital Technology and Rural Livelihood - A Study of Peasant Communities in Pru District

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  • Shaibu, A.-F.
  • Hudu, Z.
  • Israel, M.

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There are a number of ways by which access to ICT can help boost economic activities of communities in a country with the mobile phone being the most common ICT tool especially in Sub Saharan Africa. To examine the impact of digital technology on rural livelihoods in the Pru district of the Brong Ahafo region of Ghana, a survey of 212 peasant farmers was conducted. The probit regression results indicate that, digital technology adoption is significantly influenced by age, cost and availability of the technology. Furthermore, digital technologies contribute to the improvement of rural livelihoods by expanding and strengthening social capital, increase people’s ability to deal with emergencies and enhanced efficiency.

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  • Shaibu, A.-F. & Hudu, Z. & Israel, M., 2018. "Digital Technology and Rural Livelihood - A Study of Peasant Communities in Pru District," AGRIS on-line Papers in Economics and Informatics, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Faculty of Economics and Management, vol. 10(4), December.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:aolpei:281658
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.281658
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    1. Felix H. Arion & Gevorg Harutyunyan & Vardan Aleksanyan & Meri Muradyan & Hovhannes Asatryan & Meri Manucharyan, 2024. "Determining Digitalization Issues (ICT Adoption, Digital Literacy, and the Digital Divide) in Rural Areas by Using Sample Surveys: The Case of Armenia," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 14(2), pages 1-16, February.

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