Repository Description Replication materials, datasets, analytical scripts, and visualization code for the study "Digital Exclusion and ICT4Ag Adoption Among Smallholder Farmers in Puntland, Somalia: Structural Gatekeepers, Awareness–Usage Disparities, and Institutional Pathways for Inclusive Digital Agriculture."
Digital Exclusion and ICT4Ag Adoption Among Smallholder Farmers in Puntland, Somalia
Overview
This repository contains the datasets, analytical scripts, statistical outputs, and visualization code used in the study:
Jama YA, Nyamweya NM, Yusuf MA, Ahmed MY, Ali RM. Digital Exclusion and ICT4Ag Adoption Among Smallholder Farmers in Puntland, Somalia: Structural Gatekeepers, Awareness–Usage Disparities, and Institutional Pathways for Inclusive Digital Agriculture.
The study investigates barriers to Information and Communication Technologies for Agriculture (ICT4Ag) adoption among smallholder farmers in Puntland State, Somalia, with emphasis on digital exclusion, awareness–usage disparities, smartphone ownership, institutional extension services, and pathways for inclusive digital agriculture.
Authors
Yahye Abdalle Jama
Citycot Institute for Applied Research and Innovation (CIARI)
Citycot University, Puntland, Somalia
Nathan Mongute Nyamweya
Mohamed Abshir Yusuf
Mohamoud Yusuf Ahmed
Roble Mohamed Ali
Repository Structure
data/
├── Puntland_Agri_Barriers_dataset.csv
├── Data_Dictionary.txt
code/
├── Analysis_Script_R_ggplot2.R
├── Analysis_Script_Stata.do
├── Analysis_Script_Python_Stats.py
├── Statistical_Analysis_Workflow.txt
extended_data/
├── Survey_Questionnaire_English_Somali.pdf
├── Participant_Information_Sheet_and_Verbal_Consent_Script.pdf
├── Digital_Survey_Responses_Summary.pdf
├── Annex_1_Tables_with_Legends.pdf
├── Annex_2_Figures_with_Legends.pdf
├── Ethical_Approval_Letter_CIARI.pdf
figures/
├── Figure1_Geographic_Barriers.png
├── Figure2_Awareness_Usage_Gap.png
├── Figure3_Extension_Effectiveness.png
├── Figure4_Education_Smartphone_Ownership.png
├── Figure5_Three_Pillar_Framework.png
Software Requirements
R version 4.3 or higher
Required R Packages:
• ggplot2
• dplyr
• tidyr
• readr
• scales
• patchwork
Stata 17 or higher
Python 3.11 or higher
Required Python Packages:
• pandas
• numpy
• matplotlib
• scipy
• statsmodels
Reproducibility
All statistical a …