A USSD and android based tea farming information system: a case study of Mungania Tea Factory Company Limited / (Record no. 318248)
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| control field | 318248 |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20260707210611.0 |
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| fixed length control field | 051012s2017 xx a bm 000 0 eng d |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | ORE |
| Transcribing agency | ORE |
| 049 ## - LOCAL HOLDINGS (OCLC) | |
| Holding library | OREV |
| 090 ## - LOCALLY ASSIGNED LC-TYPE CALL NUMBER (OCLC); LOCAL CALL NUMBER (OCLC) | |
| Classification number (OCLC) (R) ; Classification number, CALL (RLIN) (NR) | LD4330 |
| Local cutter number (OCLC) ; Book number/undivided call number, CALL (RLIN) | Njeru, Kenedy Munene |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Njeru, Kenedy Munene. |
| 9 (RLIN) | 415220 |
| 245 12 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | A USSD and android based tea farming information system: a case study of Mungania Tea Factory Company Limited / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | by Kenedy Munene Njeru. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc | c2017. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xx leaves : |
| Other physical details | ill. ; |
| Dimensions | 29 cm. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Printout. |
| 502 ## - DISSERTATION NOTE | |
| Dissertation note | Thesis ()--Oregon State University, . |
| 520 3# - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | Current trends in information and communication technology have led to emergence of smartphones with faster wireless speeds, faster graphics, better screens, and faster chips, virtual and augmented reality. These phones are context-aware, have embedded physical sensors, have data exchange capabilities and allow installation of applications to perform almost any task. Tapping into this technology can lead to development of mobile information systems that promote sustainable farming through timely information access, especially in tea farming. The traditional practice in tea farming has seen dissemination of information through extension officers, Farmer Field Schools, mass media or farmer's own experience. Consequently, this vital information is either accessed too late or when obsolete and sometimes completely lacking. Limited access to information has led to an information gap hence farmers practice poor planning and farming resulting to reduced revenue for both farmers and the Government of Kenya and environmental degradation. This study focused on developing a tea farming information system to meet the information needs of tea farmers. The nature of the study required the researcher to adopt deductive approach so as to compare the data findings against the existing literature through logical reasoning. A case study strategy was employed to gain a rich understanding of the research perspective with the focus being the tea farmers of Mungania Tea Factory Company Limited. Through qualitative and quantitative analysis the research findings can be generalised to all the tea farmers. Agile system development methodology was employed due to its sustainable development having testing integrated throughout the lifecycle. Scrum framework was adopted to allow for faster iteration with quick and accurate response to changes from user feedback. The contribution of this research concerns adoption of a tea farming information system to improve on productivity, service delivery and profitability, decision making and farmer protection from fraud and losses. Moreover, it facilitates the communication between the factory and the farmers giving easier access to extension services. It further enhances processing of more accurate and comprehensive information and generation of useful reports. |
| 530 ## - ADDITIONAL PHYSICAL FORM AVAILABLE NOTE | |
| Additional physical form available note | Also available on the World Wide Web. |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE | |
| Bibliography, etc | Includes bibliographical references (leaves - ). |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Information Access. |
| 9 (RLIN) | 208672 |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Tea farming. |
| 9 (RLIN) | 205832 |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Information System. |
| 9 (RLIN) | 415221 |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | USSD. |
| 9 (RLIN) | 209729 |
| 856 ## - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="http://hdl.handle.net/11071/5701">http://hdl.handle.net/11071/5701</a> |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | Thesis |
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