Horticultural crops information dissemination in Kenya using mobile application
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Date
2013-07Author
Wainaina, Joyce W
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In Kenya some horticultural crops are rarely grown because farmers lack information on growing
them. The research has established that unreliable sources of pre-harvest information have
greatly affected the production of strawberry and mushroom in the country.
This study aimed at developing a mobile application which can assist strawberry and mushroom
farmers in Kenya by providing them with pre-harvest information about the crops. The study
also sought to provide a way of accessing the information by farmers efficiently and effectively.
This study outlines the development of a mobile application which contains information on
Strawberry and Mushroom crops. Various categories of the two crops were developed and their
details given. This was to ensure that farmers could easily access the information they need
regarding the crops. Use of videos and images was integrated in the application for ease of
understanding the concepts.
The study found out that horticultural farmers can use the developed mobile application
effectively considering the findings of the usability subscales evaluated of efficiency, affect,
control, learn ability and helpfulness.
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A research submitted to the School of Computing and Informatics in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the award of Masters of Science in Computer Science of the University of Nairobi.Publisher
University of Nairobi School Of Computing And Informatics