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ABSTRACT
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Contents
CHAPTER ONE. INTRODUCTION 14
Research Background 14
Statement of the Problem 19
CHAPTER TWO. LITERATURE REVIEW 27
Theoretical Review 27
Empirical Literature Review 32
The Presence of Agriculture in Tanzania 32
Empirical studies on Digital Agriculture 36
Global Prospects and Challenges of Digital Agriculture 41
CHAPTER THREE. RESEARCH METHOD 52
Research Design 52
Target Area 52
Research Population 54
Data Collection 55
Sampling Size and Sampling Techniques 58
CHAPTER FOUR. FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION 65
Demographic Characteristics 65
Response basing on study objectives 71
Illiteracy, Financial Limitations, and Inadequate Support 71
Perceptual Differences on Digital Agriculture 85
The Challenges facing digital Agriculture 95
Measures for Digital Agriculture Adoption 104
CHAPTER FIVE. CONCLUSION 119
Summary 119
Recommendations 120
REFERENCES 122
Appendices 133
Appendix I. Questionnaire 133
Appendix II. 요약 140
Table 1. Category and Number of Indended Respondants 60
Table 2. Cronbach Alpha Coefficient 62
Table 3. Demographic Characteristics 67
Table 4. Reasons Farmers Still Practice Traditional Agriculture 73
Table 5. Correlation Analysis on Traditional Agriculture Practice Factors 78
Table 6. Regression Analysis on Factors Causing Traditional Agricultural Practice 79
Table 7. Frequency Table Responses to Perceptual Differences in Digital Agriculture 86
Table 8. Frequency Table (Inadequate Government Support - Input) 95
Table 9. Frequency Table (Inadequate Government Support - Budget) 97
Table 10. Other Challenges facing Digital Agriculture 99
Table 11. Correlation Analysis on Digital Agriculture Transformation Measures 111
Table 12. Regression Analysis of Transformation Measures for Digital Agriculture 112
Figure 1. Map of Kibit District 53
Figure 2. Respondants Gender Distribution 68
Figure 3. Education level distribution 70
Figure 4. Agriculture Practice in Kibiti District 72
Figure 5. Digital Agriculture Adoption Measures 105