Information management needs in an app for coffee famers: a case study.
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https://doi.org/10.15649/2346030X.739Keywords:
mobile application, agriculture, case study, information technologyAbstract
Advances in information technology (IT) have become a determining factor for increasing the efficiency and productivity of
various economic sectors. However, in the agricultural sector, especially in Latin America, it has not fully benefited from these advances. This
research intends, by the case study methodology, to determine what the potential benefits of an agricultural application would be, from the point
of view of different actors in the coffee production chain. The research allowed to identify the potential benefits of an application of this type:
(i) generate an alert system for agricultural tasks; (ii) help calculate the profits generated; (iii) provide information on the weather and the sale
prices of the crops; (iv) have a register that allows the traceability of the coffee delivered; and (v) inform the producer of the quality of the coffee
he delivered. Finally, some limitations were identified, such as the low digital level of some of the potential users and the restricted Internet
connection in some areas where the population studied is located
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