Review Article

How Information Communication Technology Can Enhance Evidence-Based Decisions and Farm-to-Fork Animal Traceability for Livestock Farmers

Table 1

Reviewed articles on-farm data: importance of on-farm data, status of on-farm records and the use of ICT for enhancing decision-making.

TopicNumber of articlesAuthors

Importance of on-farm dataManingas et al. [13]; Birkhaeuser et al. [15]; Cash [16]; Galloway and Mochrie [17]; Adhiguru et al. [14]; Figurek [38]; Hunter [36]; Yeamkong et al. [39]; Silver [40]; Rhone et al. [41]; Ghosh and Khan [42]; Minae et al. [43]; Ali [44]
Status of on-farm record-keepingDudafa [45]; Chagunda et al. [46]; Acuña and Petrantonio [47]; Dudafa [45]; Brooks-Pollock [48]; Kwame, Appiah et al. [49]; Thornton [50]; Adrian [51]; Gichohi [12]; Minae et al. [43]; Tebug et al. [52]; Kwame et al. [53]; CIMA [11]; Grisham and Gillespie [54]; Pica-Ciamarra et al. [2]
ICT as a tool for enhancing decision-making on the farmGrisham and Gillespie [54]; DAIRY-CATTLE [55]; Gibbs et al. [56]; Birthal et al. [57]; Tembo and Maumbe [58]; Lia et al. [59]; Gichamba and Lukandu [60]; Farmnote [61]; Huddleston [62]; Anderson et al. [63]; Connecterra [64]; Moocall [65]
Data analysis for enhancing decision-makingAIMS [66]; Talascend-LLC [67]; PTC [68]; Satej and Suresh [69]; Brian [70]