Table Of ContentDIGITAL MEDIA AND
WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS
IN DEVELOPING NATIONS
Agriculture, Education, and the Economic Sector
DIGITAL MEDIA AND
WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS
IN DEVELOPING NATIONS
Agriculture, Education, and the Economic Sector
Edited by
Megh R. Goyal
Emmanuel Eilu
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Title: Digital media and wireless communications in developing nations : agriculture, education, and
the economic sector / edited by Megh R. Goyal, Emmanuel Eilu.
Names: Goyal, Megh Raj, editor. | Eilu, Emmanuel, editor.
Description: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: Canadiana (print) 20190141662 | Canadiana (ebook) 20190141700 | ISBN 9781771887854
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Subjects: LCSH: Digital media—Economic aspects—Developing countries. | LCSH: Wireless communication
systems—Economic aspects—Developing countries. | LCSH: Developing countries—Economic conditions
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Names: Goyal, Megh Raj, editor. | Eilu, Emmanuel, editor.
Title: Digital media and wireless communications in developing nations : agriculture, education, and the
economic sector / edited by Megh R. Goyal, Emmanuel Eilu.
Description: Oakville, ON, Canada ; Palm Bay, Florida : Apple Academic Press, [2020] | Includes bibliographical
references and index. | Summary: “Digital Media and Wireless Communications in Developing Nations:
Agriculture, Education, and the Economic Sector explores how digital media and wireless communications,
especially mobile phones and social media platforms, offer concrete opportunities for developing countries
to transform different sectors of their economies. The volume focuses on the agricultural, economic, and
education sectors. The chapter authors, mostly from Africa and India, provide a wealth of information on recent
innovations, the opportunities they provide, challenges faced, and the direction of future research in digital media
and wireless communication to leverage transformation in developing countries. The volume presents a diverse
selection research on such topics as In agriculture: mobile app that help to combat pests and diseases in tomatoes
using mobile technology to prevent illegal timber logging In education: E-learning in adult education for prison
inmates using social networks in health care education In economics: artificial intelligence to foster sustainable
development, reforming public finance management via an integrated financial management system The volume
provides important research on digital media and wireless communications within the context of developing
countries that will be very useful for professionals from academia, government agencies, NGOs, technologists,
entrepreneurs and investors, and others”-- Provided by publisher.
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Subjects: LCSH: Wireless communication systems--Developing countries. | Mobile communication system--
Developing countries. | Agricultural innovations--Developing countries. | Mobile communication systems in
education--Developing countries. | Mobile communication systems-Economic aspects--Developing countries.
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About the Senior Editor-in-Chief
Megh R. Goyal, PhD, PE
Retired Professor in Agricultural and Bio-
medical Engineering, University of Puerto
Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Senior Acquisitions
Editor, Biomedical Engineering and Agricul-
tural Science, Apple Academic Press, Inc.
Megh R. Goyal, PhD, PE, is a Retired
Professor in Agricultural and Biomedical
Engineering from the General Engineering
Department in the College of Engineering
at the University of Puerto Rico–Mayaguez
Campus; and Senior Acquisitions Editor and Senior Technical Editor-in-
Chief in Agriculture and Biomedical Engineering for Apple Academic
Press, Inc. He has worked as a Soil Conservation Inspector and as a Research
Assistant at Haryana Agricultural University and Ohio State University.
During his professional career of 49 years, Dr. Goyal has received
many prestigious awards and honors. He was the first agricultural engineer
to receive the professional license in Agricultural Engineering in 1986
from the College of Engineers and Surveyors of Puerto Rico. In 2005,
he was proclaimed as “Father of Irrigation Engineering in Puerto Rico
for the Twentieth Century” by the American Society of Agricultural and
Biological Engineers (ASABE), Puerto Rico Section, for his pioneering
work on micro irrigation, evapotranspiration, agroclimatology, and soil
and water engineering. The Water Technology Centre of Tamil Nadu
Agricultural University in Coimbatore, India, recognized Dr. Goyal as one
of the experts “who rendered meritorious service for the development of
micro irrigation sector in India” by bestowing the Award of Outstanding
Contribution in Micro Irrigation. This award was presented to Dr. Goyal
during the inaugural session of the National Congress on “New Challenges
and Advances in Sustainable Micro Irrigation” on March 1, 2017, held
at Tamil Nadu Agricultural University. Dr. Goyal received the Netafim
Award for Advancements in Microirrigation: 2018 from the American
About the Senior Editor-in-Chief
vi
Society of Agricultural Engineers at the ASABE International Meeting in
August 2018.
A prolific author and editor, he has written more than 200 journal articles
and textbooks and has edited over 59 books. He is the editor of three book
series published by Apple Academic Press: Innovations in Agricultural &
Biological Engineering, Innovations and Challenges in Micro Irrigation,
and Research Advances in Sustainable Micro Irrigation. He is also
instrumental in the development of the new book series Innovations in
Plant Science for Better Health: From Soil to Fork.
Dr. Goyal received his BSc degree in engineering from Punjab
Agricultural University, Ludhiana, India; his MSc and PhD degrees from
Ohio State University, Columbus; and his Master of Divinity degree from
Puerto Rico Evangelical Seminary, Hato Rey, Puerto Rico, USA.
About the Editor
Emmanuel Eilu, PhD
Emmanuel Eilu, PhD, is currently a Lecturer
at Uganda Christian University in Mukono,
Uganda. He holds a PhD in Information Tech-
nology from Makerere University in Uganda
as well as an MS degree in Information
Technology, specializing in E-government.
Since 2007, Dr. Eilu has been teaching both
postgraduate and undergraduate courses at
the School of Computing and IT, Makerere
University, Kampala, Uganda. Dr. Eilu has
also worked as a Data Analyst Consultant
for international NGOs. His areas of research and interest are in human
computer interaction (usability, user experience, motivation, and accep-
tance), mobile user experience, and ICT for development (adoption of
E-government systems; E-governance; E-voting; biometric voter registra-
tion systems; electronic civil registers, E-health and M-agriculture). His
major teaching areas include usability and user experience, E-government,
E-governance, Systems Analysis and Design, information systems
security, information systems audit, data communication networks, and
research methods. He has published numerous research papers.
Contents
About the Senior Editor-in-Chief by Megh R. Goyal ............................................v
About the Editor ..................................................................................................vii
Contributors .........................................................................................................xi
Abbreviations .....................................................................................................xiii
Preface ..............................................................................................................xvii
PART I: Potential Use of Mobile Phones and Social Media in Agriculture ...1
1. Potential of Mobile Phones as a Disruptive and
Transformative Tool ....................................................................................3
Hector John Mongi and Alfred Said Sife
2. Transformative Power of Mobile Phones in the Indian
Agro-Supply Chain ...................................................................................25
George Joseph and K. A. Zakkariya
3. Potential of Mobile Phones and Social Media Platforms in
the Agricultural Scenario .........................................................................41
Kelvin Joseph Bwalya
4. Role of Social Media in the Socioeconomic Development of Africa .....61
Kehbuma Langmia
5. Mobile App-Based Expert System in Uganda: Combating Pests
and Diseases in Tomatoes .........................................................................75
Emmanuel Eilu
6. Role of Mobile Phone Technology in Combating Illegal Timber
Logging in Africa: A Review ....................................................................91
Emmanuel Eilu
PART II: Selected Applications of Mobile Phones and Social Media
in Education .............................................................................................103
7. Operational Use of Mobile Learning: Understanding and
Retention of Curriculum Content .........................................................105
Jeremy Sunker, Oyetade Kayode Emmanuel, and Kehdinga George Fomunyam
