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Participatory design of digital innovation in agricultural research-for-development: insights from practice

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  • Steinke, Jonathan
  • Ortiz-Crespo, Berta
  • van Etten, Jacob
  • Müller, Anna

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Innovation based on information and communication technology (ICT) plays an increasingly important role in agricultural research-for-development efforts. It has been recognized, however, that the weak adoption and low impact of many ICT-for-agriculture (ICT4Ag) efforts are partly due to poor design. Often, design was driven more by technological feasibility than by a thorough analysis of the target group's needs and capacities. For more user-centered ICT4Ag development, there is now growing interest in the use of systematic, participatory design methodologies.

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  • Steinke, Jonathan & Ortiz-Crespo, Berta & van Etten, Jacob & Müller, Anna, 2022. "Participatory design of digital innovation in agricultural research-for-development: insights from practice," Agricultural Systems, Elsevier, vol. 195(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:agisys:v:195:y:2022:i:c:s0308521x21002663
    DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2021.103313
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