Title: Impact of mobile telephone on the quality and speed of agricultural extension services delivery : evidence from the rural e-service project in India

Authors: Fu, Xiaolan and Akter, Shaheen

Place: [St. Paul, MN

Publisher: University of Minnesota. Waite library. AgEcon search]

Year: cop. 2012

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Subject: Rural Decentralization and Local Governance

Keywords: small farms, poverty, agricultural extension, telephone, mobile telecommunication services, india

Abstract: This study examines the impact of a mobile phone technology enhanced services on agricultural extension services delivery system in Madhya Pradesh, India. Disadvantaged farmers benefit more from the intervention than those who are better off.

URL: http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/bitstream/126798/2/XiaolanAkter1-IAAE2012-ed-1.pdf

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