Calling for better crops: an exploration of social upgrading through two mobile phone-based agriculture extension projects in Uganda

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dc.contributor.advisorMaree, Johannen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorPiontak, Rachelen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-01-10T13:30:04Z
dc.date.available2015-01-10T13:30:04Z
dc.date.issued2012en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes abstract.en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractIn recent years, mobile phones have become increasingly enmeshed in the daily routines of communities across the globe. This exponential swell of mobile teledensity in developing nations, especially in rural areas, gives evidence to mobile phones as being a contributing factor towards social and economic changes in local livelihoods driven by agriculture. In this study, any economic upgrading is organised under the concept of overall social upgrading. This dissertation investigates such evidence by exploring the social effects from the use of mobile phones through two agricultural extension projects in Uganda.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationPiontak, R. (2012). <i>Calling for better crops: an exploration of social upgrading through two mobile phone-based agriculture extension projects in Uganda</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Social Development. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11967en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationPiontak, Rachel. <i>"Calling for better crops: an exploration of social upgrading through two mobile phone-based agriculture extension projects in Uganda."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Social Development, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11967en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationPiontak, R. 2012. Calling for better crops: an exploration of social upgrading through two mobile phone-based agriculture extension projects in Uganda. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Piontak, Rachel AB - In recent years, mobile phones have become increasingly enmeshed in the daily routines of communities across the globe. This exponential swell of mobile teledensity in developing nations, especially in rural areas, gives evidence to mobile phones as being a contributing factor towards social and economic changes in local livelihoods driven by agriculture. In this study, any economic upgrading is organised under the concept of overall social upgrading. This dissertation investigates such evidence by exploring the social effects from the use of mobile phones through two agricultural extension projects in Uganda. DA - 2012 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2012 T1 - Calling for better crops: an exploration of social upgrading through two mobile phone-based agriculture extension projects in Uganda TI - Calling for better crops: an exploration of social upgrading through two mobile phone-based agriculture extension projects in Uganda UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11967 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/11967
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationPiontak R. Calling for better crops: an exploration of social upgrading through two mobile phone-based agriculture extension projects in Uganda. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Social Development, 2012 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11967en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Social Developmenten_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherDevelopment Studiesen_ZA
dc.titleCalling for better crops: an exploration of social upgrading through two mobile phone-based agriculture extension projects in Ugandaen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMPhilen_ZA
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