Factors driving the adoption of smart farm in Mali

The impact of smart farm and modern technological appliances and applications on agriculture cannot be underestimated. The study seeks to explore the factors driving smart farm and modern technology adoption in Mali. In doing so the study employed three objectives and hypotheses in establishing the factors that affect or drive farmers' intentions to adopt smart farm or modern technological applications and appliances in their farming activities. The study revealed that the key factors driving the intention or decision to use smart farm in the country are fear and misconception about these technologies, current and expected future economic conditions, cost of these technologies, inadequate experiments to illustrate how these technologies work among others. The study recommends more targeted education and public campaigns drafted in local dialects for easy understanding on benefits of smart farms and modern technologies on agriculture.