Title
Kheti: mobile multimedia in an agricultural co-operative
Abstract
Kheti is a mobile phone-based, multimedia communication system to support sharing of agricultural knowledge and advice within a producers' co-operative. The first version of this system was designed with, and was tested by, the Sironj Crop Producers Company Ltd, a co-operative of small farmers working in Madhya Pradesh, Central India. In this paper, we describe the Kheti system and examine how it addresses the problems of making agricultural knowledge available by recognizing that practical knowledge is always located within a complex network of social relations and practices. We also examine the results of field trials and some of the challenges in seeking to convert a successful technology into a sustainable development intervention.
Year
DOI
Venue
2011
10.1007/s00779-010-0335-3
Personal and Ubiquitous Computing
Keywords
Field
DocType
agricultural co-operative,multimedia communication system,field trial,practical knowledge,madhya pradesh,agricultural knowledge,small farmer,sironj crop producers company,mobile multimedia,complex network,central india,kheti system
Social relation,Camera phone,Computer science,Knowledge management,Agriculture,Complex network,Mobile phone,Agricultural extension,Sustainable development,Field trial,Multimedia
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
15
6
1617-4917
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
1
0.39
8
Authors
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Andy Dearden136735.36
Paul Matthews230.75
Haider Rizvi3605.81