Livelihood information and knowledge needs, access, and exchange in rural communities in the Bunda District, Tanzania

IF 1.1 Q3 SOCIOLOGY
Kelefa Mwantimwa
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ABSTRACT Regardless of deliberate efforts by the government of Tanzania to enhance accessibility and usability of information and knowledge, a divide persists regarding resources between rural and urban areas as evidenced by poverty in rural areas. This article investigates livelihood information and knowledge needs, access, and exchange among rural communities in the Bunda District of Tanzania. A mixed research approach was used to collect, analyse, and present field data. Findings illustrate livelihood information and knowledge needs among rural dwellers, and the sources and mechanisms used to access, exchange, and use it, are diverse. Further, factors impeding effective exchange of information and knowledge include provision of irrelevant and untimely information and knowledge presented in user-unfriendly packages that hamper decision-making on livelihood matters.
坦桑尼亚本达地区农村社区的生计信息和知识需求、获取和交流
尽管坦桑尼亚政府有意提高信息和知识的可及性和可用性,但农村地区的贫困证明了农村和城市地区之间的资源鸿沟仍然存在。本文调查了坦桑尼亚本达地区农村社区的生计信息和知识需求、获取和交流情况。采用混合研究方法收集、分析和呈现现场数据。调查结果表明,农村居民的生计信息和知识需求,以及获取、交换和使用这些信息的来源和机制是多种多样的。此外,妨碍有效交流信息和知识的因素包括以不便于用户使用的材料提供不相关和不及时的信息和知识,从而妨碍有关生计问题的决策。
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Rural Society
Rural Society SOCIOLOGY-
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