There is problematic flow of Knowledge among rice farmers in Ghana, which constitutes
one of the critical challenges that is face in rice production in country. Effective knowledge
sharing, therefore, offers great potential for addressing the challenges of rice production
in Ghana. The current study explores the knowledge sharing practices among rice
farmers in the Eastern Region of Ghana in order to develop strategies to enhance
knowledge sharing. The study was underpinned by the pragmatic paradigm where
concurrent triangulation mixed-method design was used for the study. Data was gathered
with survey and interviews. A total sample of 110 was used; involving 101 survey
respondents and 9 interview participants. The survey data was analyse descriptively
using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS), version 26. The interview
finding was analysed using thematic analysis. Findings revealed informal and elementary
knowledge sharing practices among the rice farmers, which are mostly face-to-face. The
study suggests coherent and structured strategy for knowledge sharing. It established
that a successful implementation of knowledge sharing would depend on identifying and
linking knowledge sharing enablers to tools and technologies. The proposed strategies
would not only improve knowledge sharing among rice farmers in Ghana and add to the
body of knowledge. The findings of the study may also be adopted by rice farming
communities in other African countries whose rice farming context is similar to the context
in Ghana. / Information Science / Ph. D. (Information Science)
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:unisa/oai:uir.unisa.ac.za:10500/26710 |
| Date | 10 1900 |
| Creators | Kommey, Randy Emmanuel |
| Contributors | Fombad, M. C. |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | 1 online resource (xviii, 280) : illustrations (some color), graphs (some color), application/pdf |
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