The impact of applying digital process innovation to farm management on farmer welfare: A multiple case study

IF 2 4区管理学 Q2 INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE

Information Development Pub Date : 2024-06-06 DOI:10.1177/02666669241258920

Watanyoo Suksa-ngiam, Tamir Bechor

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Abstract

Thailand's agricultural sector is the lowest-paying sector. Research on digital process innovation is needed in Thailand, where specific contexts are critical in filling the literature gap. This study investigates how digital process innovations can enhance farmers’ welfare. The research method is a multiple-case study with three cases. A multiple-case study can answer how and why questions and provide analytic generalizations. Case 1 was a GIS decision support system. Cases 2 and 3 were IoT-based farming systems. The Thai government supported all the cases. These cases utilized IT to facilitate digital process innovations as farm management concepts, such as agricultural safety, crop suitability, demand-driven agriculture, farmer networks, multi-cropping, smart farming, and precision agriculture. These cases were investigated independently and then integrated into a synthesized data model. The study collected data from 32 participants, including developers who invented the cases, mid-tier employees and local government officers who facilitated the use of the cases, user farmers who used the cases, and non-user farmers who grew the same crop but did not use the cases and served as the control group for each case. The data model demonstrates how advancements in digital process innovations impact farmers’ welfare. Additionally, this study makes theoretical and practical recommendations.

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将数字流程创新应用于农场管理对农民福利的影响：多案例研究

泰国的农业部门是收入最低的部门。泰国需要对数字流程创新进行研究，其具体背景对填补文献空白至关重要。本研究探讨了数字流程创新如何提高农民福利。研究方法是对三个案例进行多案例研究。多案例研究可以回答 "如何 "和 "为什么 "的问题，并提供分析概括。案例 1 是地理信息系统决策支持系统。案例 2 和 3 是基于物联网的农业系统。泰国政府为所有案例提供了支持。这些案例利用信息技术促进数字流程创新，作为农业管理概念，如农业安全、作物适宜性、需求驱动型农业、农民网络、多作物种植、智能农业和精准农业。对这些案例进行了独立调查，然后整合成一个综合数据模型。研究收集了 32 位参与者的数据，包括发明案例的开发人员、促进案例使用的中层员工和地方政府官员、使用案例的用户农民，以及种植相同作物但未使用案例的非用户农民，他们作为每个案例的对照组。数据模型展示了数字流程创新的进步如何影响农民的福利。此外，本研究还提出了理论和实践建议。

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Information Development INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE-

CiteScore

5.10

自引率

5.30%

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期刊介绍： Information Development is a peer-reviewed journal that aims to provide authoritative coverage of current developments in the provision, management and use of information throughout the world, with particular emphasis on the information needs and problems of developing countries. It deals with both the development of information systems, services and skills, and the role of information in personal and national development.