Re: [change] UW Change Seminar Tuesday, Oct 23: Matt Ziegler
We have set up a livestream for the talk. Connect by video: https://meet.google.com/ath-yqem-owj Or by phone: dial +1 470-241-4852 and enter this PIN: 997 635 986# -Philip On Tue, Oct 23, 2018 at 10:39 AM Philip Garrison wrote: > See you all in JHN 111 for Matt's talk at noon! > > -Philip > > On Fri, Oct 19, 2018 at 2:32 PM Philip Garrison < > phili...@cs.washington.edu> wrote: > >> Please join us for the Change Seminar *Tuesday 10/23/2018 *in *JHN 111.* >> >> *Who:* Matt Ziegler >> *What:* Fresh Insights: User Research Towards a Market Information >> System for Bihari Vegetable Farmers >> *When: *Tuesday, Oct 23rd, 12-1pm >> *Where: *Johnson Hall 111 >> >> *Abstract: Fresh Insights: User Research Towards a Market Information >> System for Bihari Vegetable Farmers* >> Agricultural Market Information (MI) services provide users with >> convenient access to price information and have demonstrated potential to >> improve smallholder farmers’ incomes. Some recent evaluations of MI >> systems, however, have shown disappointing results and brought forth many >> complicating factors. Cautious of the mixed literature, we consider the >> possibility of an MI service extension to Loop, a shared >> transport-to-market service for smallholder farmers >> selling vegetables and other perishable produce. >> >> We use Buxar, Bihar, India as a case study to investigate the potential >> effectiveness and likely limitations of an MI service for improving >> smallholder farmers’ livelihoods. We present evidence from interviews with >> 17 farmers and 3 commission agents as well as interface prototyping >> exercises. Consistent with “information scarcity” and “information >> asymmetry” theories, we found that many farmers in this area regularly use >> mobile phones to check prices for choosing markets and negotiation. >> Participants also reported increases in the numbers of traders and price >> stabilization since the arrival of mobile phones. However, we found many >> other diverse factors which often supersede the importance of market prices >> and present barriers to market access including time and convenience, >> unfamiliarity with new markets, lack of connections, personal >> relationships, market gluts and price crashes, production volume, attitudes >> towards risk, credit relationships, and danger. Finally, we present >> findings from exploratory user-interface studies for addressing some >> market-access barriers including price volatility, market connections, >> transportation, and payoff estimation. >> >> *Speaker bio:* >> Matt Ziegler is a 1st-year PhD student in computer science at the >> University of Washington, working at the crossroads of ICTD and >> environmental studies. Combining backgrounds as a biologist, environmental >> researcher and computer scientist, Matt's research interests include >> environmental justice, computational tools for natural resource management, >> and technologies for community governance of conservation projects. Matt >> has worked in primate behavioral ecology, environmental education, and >> insect biodiversity, and recently held internships at Mensrupedia and at >> Digital Green. >> ___ >> change mailing list >> change@change.washington.edu >> https://changemm.cs.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/change >> > ___ > change mailing list > change@change.washington.edu > https://changemm.cs.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/change > ___ change mailing list change@change.washington.edu https://changemm.cs.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/change
Re: [change] UW Change Seminar Tuesday, Oct 23: Matt Ziegler
See you all in JHN 111 for Matt's talk at noon! -Philip On Fri, Oct 19, 2018 at 2:32 PM Philip Garrison wrote: > Please join us for the Change Seminar *Tuesday 10/23/2018 *in *JHN 111.* > > *Who:* Matt Ziegler > *What:* Fresh Insights: User Research Towards a Market Information System > for Bihari Vegetable Farmers > *When: *Tuesday, Oct 23rd, 12-1pm > *Where: *Johnson Hall 111 > > *Abstract: Fresh Insights: User Research Towards a Market Information > System for Bihari Vegetable Farmers* > Agricultural Market Information (MI) services provide users with > convenient access to price information and have demonstrated potential to > improve smallholder farmers’ incomes. Some recent evaluations of MI > systems, however, have shown disappointing results and brought forth many > complicating factors. Cautious of the mixed literature, we consider the > possibility of an MI service extension to Loop, a shared > transport-to-market service for smallholder farmers > selling vegetables and other perishable produce. > > We use Buxar, Bihar, India as a case study to investigate the potential > effectiveness and likely limitations of an MI service for improving > smallholder farmers’ livelihoods. We present evidence from interviews with > 17 farmers and 3 commission agents as well as interface prototyping > exercises. Consistent with “information scarcity” and “information > asymmetry” theories, we found that many farmers in this area regularly use > mobile phones to check prices for choosing markets and negotiation. > Participants also reported increases in the numbers of traders and price > stabilization since the arrival of mobile phones. However, we found many > other diverse factors which often supersede the importance of market prices > and present barriers to market access including time and convenience, > unfamiliarity with new markets, lack of connections, personal > relationships, market gluts and price crashes, production volume, attitudes > towards risk, credit relationships, and danger. Finally, we present > findings from exploratory user-interface studies for addressing some > market-access barriers including price volatility, market connections, > transportation, and payoff estimation. > > *Speaker bio:* > Matt Ziegler is a 1st-year PhD student in computer science at the > University of Washington, working at the crossroads of ICTD and > environmental studies. Combining backgrounds as a biologist, environmental > researcher and computer scientist, Matt's research interests include > environmental justice, computational tools for natural resource management, > and technologies for community governance of conservation projects. Matt > has worked in primate behavioral ecology, environmental education, and > insect biodiversity, and recently held internships at Mensrupedia and at > Digital Green. > ___ > change mailing list > change@change.washington.edu > https://changemm.cs.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/change > ___ change mailing list change@change.washington.edu https://changemm.cs.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/change
[change] UW Change Seminar Tuesday, Oct 23: Matt Ziegler
Please join us for the Change Seminar *Tuesday 10/23/2018 *in *JHN 111.* *Who:* Matt Ziegler *What:* Fresh Insights: User Research Towards a Market Information System for Bihari Vegetable Farmers *When: *Tuesday, Oct 23rd, 12-1pm *Where: *Johnson Hall 111 *Abstract: Fresh Insights: User Research Towards a Market Information System for Bihari Vegetable Farmers* Agricultural Market Information (MI) services provide users with convenient access to price information and have demonstrated potential to improve smallholder farmers’ incomes. Some recent evaluations of MI systems, however, have shown disappointing results and brought forth many complicating factors. Cautious of the mixed literature, we consider the possibility of an MI service extension to Loop, a shared transport-to-market service for smallholder farmers selling vegetables and other perishable produce. We use Buxar, Bihar, India as a case study to investigate the potential effectiveness and likely limitations of an MI service for improving smallholder farmers’ livelihoods. We present evidence from interviews with 17 farmers and 3 commission agents as well as interface prototyping exercises. Consistent with “information scarcity” and “information asymmetry” theories, we found that many farmers in this area regularly use mobile phones to check prices for choosing markets and negotiation. Participants also reported increases in the numbers of traders and price stabilization since the arrival of mobile phones. However, we found many other diverse factors which often supersede the importance of market prices and present barriers to market access including time and convenience, unfamiliarity with new markets, lack of connections, personal relationships, market gluts and price crashes, production volume, attitudes towards risk, credit relationships, and danger. Finally, we present findings from exploratory user-interface studies for addressing some market-access barriers including price volatility, market connections, transportation, and payoff estimation. *Speaker bio:* Matt Ziegler is a 1st-year PhD student in computer science at the University of Washington, working at the crossroads of ICTD and environmental studies. Combining backgrounds as a biologist, environmental researcher and computer scientist, Matt's research interests include environmental justice, computational tools for natural resource management, and technologies for community governance of conservation projects. Matt has worked in primate behavioral ecology, environmental education, and insect biodiversity, and recently held internships at Mensrupedia and at Digital Green. ___ change mailing list change@change.washington.edu https://changemm.cs.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/change
