Explaining more about this paper, Michael Barrett, EiC of I&O writes:
This award-winning paper addresses a very important issue concerning the ICT support and use by farmers working across developing countries. Over half of the population in rural areas rely on agriculture for livelihood and employment. A big challenge concerns the use of ICTs to connect and reach more farmers at a lower cost, provide reliable and efficient access to information, increase farming productivity improve market access. The data collection for this longitudinal case study is impressive; spanning nine years of field work, including 747 semi-structured interviews with individuals and group settings, and with local farmers. The authors develop a process model on what they coin knowledge commoning. This refers to a process through which latent knowledge of agricultural practices from high-yield farmers are embedded in their social context and made available as a commons. The paper offers valuable implications for increasing agricultural productivity in rural areas and argues for capturing locally relevant knowledge available within rural farming communities.
This paper is an exemplar of meaningful research which addresses an important topic in ICT4D research, is comprehensive and rigorous in methodology, rich in contributing new concepts and process models, and has the potential for significant practical impact for a large population.
Co-author (s):Prof. Israr Qureshi (Australian National University), Prof. Babita Bhatt (Australian National University), Dr Rishikesan Parthiban (Indian Institute of Management Tiruchirappalli), Dr Ruonan Sun (Monash University), and Dr. Dhirendra Shukla (Indian Institute of Management Lucknow)
Journal: Information and Organization
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