期刊名称：International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences
电子版ISSN：2222-6990
出版年度：2019
卷号：9
期号：12
页码：642-653
DOI：10.6007/IJARBSS/v9-i12/6759
语种：English
出版社：Human Resource Management Academic Research Society
摘要：One of the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) tools is a mobile phone. The mobile phone is unique in the most effective ways of reducing poverty in agriculture. It can invest and make improvements in the agriculture sector. To empower underprivileged farmers with information and communication belongings and facilities that will be increased their production and income as well as protect their food security and livelihood. Previous studies shows that ICT for development often debate that ICTs have the potential to aid in rural development and poverty reduction (Donner, 2006; Duncombe & Heeks, 2002; Hudson, 2004; Saunders et al., 1994). A quantitative study were applied to 400 paddy farmers in Integrated Agriculture Development Area (IADA). The ability of ICTs to bring refreshed momentum to agriculture appears even more convincing in light of growing investments in agricultural sector. This paper aims to explain the pattern of mobile phone usage among paddy farmers especially in Selangor area. This paper try to analyse descriptive to infer the result obtain. A good mobile phone usage pattern will effectively leverage ICT to develop agriculture.
