Blessing M. Maumbe

Blessing M. Maumbe earned his PhD in Agricultural Economics at Michigan State University in 2001. He has received academic fellowship awards from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation, Michigan State University’s Thoman Fellowship, and Southern Africa Development Community (SADC)/ Germany Agency for Technical Development (GTZ). Blessing has taught undergraduate and graduate courses in agribusiness management, agribusiness strategy, and global food marketing at various universities in Zimbabwe, South Africa, and the United States over the past two decades. He is currently serving as Professor and Executive Dean for the Faculty of Commerce at Bindura University of Science Education. Prior to that, he was an Associate Professor of Agribusiness at Massey University in New Zealand and an Assistant Professor of Agribusiness Management at West Virginia University for about 3 years. Before joining West Virginia University, he served as an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Business Informatics at Cape Peninsula University of Technology, in Cape Town, South Africa and Associate Professor of Agribusiness Management at Eastern Kentucky University for a period of about six years. Blessing has worked extensively in the area of e-agriculture and mobile agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa over the past decade. He has published several papers in international journals and conference proceedings and is an active member of the International Food and Agribusiness Management Association (IFAMA). His current research focuses on the organization and performance of agribusiness value chains and the role of information and communication technologies (ICT) in agriculture and rural development. Blessing has recently edited a new book entitled Technology, Sustainability and Rural Development in Africa and he is the founding Editor-in-Chief of theInternational Journal of Information and Communication Technology Research and Development in Africa (IJICTRDA).

Publications

E-Agriculture and Rural Development: Global Innovations and Future Prospects
E-Agriculture and Rural Development: Global Innovations and Future Prospects
Blessing Maumbe, Charalampos Z. Patrikakis. © 2013. 310 pages.
In recent years, there has been growing attention devoted to the implementation of information and communication technology in agriculture and rural development. While evidence...
Technology, Sustainability, and Rural Development in Africa
Technology, Sustainability, and Rural Development in Africa
Blessing Maumbe, Julius J. Okello. © 2013. 366 pages.
The emerging use of information and communication technologies has expanded the opportunities for rural development in Africa. Technology, Sustainability, and Rural Development...
Global e-Agriculture and Rural Development: E-Value Creation, Implementation Challenges, and Future Directions
Global e-Agriculture and Rural Development: E-Value Creation, Implementation Challenges, and Future Directions
Blessing Maumbe. © 2013. 15 pages.
E-agriculture is a newly emerging field that is receiving increasing attention from governments, agribusiness industry, and the agriculture community worldwide. Over the past...
Marketing Strategies for E-Government and E-Agriculture Services in South Africa: The Case of Cape Gateway Project
Marketing Strategies for E-Government and E-Agriculture Services in South Africa: The Case of Cape Gateway Project
Blessing Maumbe, V. Owei. © 2013. 14 pages.
The government of South Africa (GSA) has embarked on a major program for e-service delivery. The Batho Pele Gateway Project is the access portal to government information and a...
Understanding the Information Security Landscape in South Africa: Implications for Strategic Collaboration and Policy Development
Understanding the Information Security Landscape in South Africa: Implications for Strategic Collaboration and Policy Development
Blessing Maumbe, Vesper T. Owei. © 2013. 13 pages.
Information security risks are a major threat to South Africa’s bid to build a broad-based information society. The integration of information security in e-government is no...
Information and Communication Technology Uses in Agriculture: Agribusiness Industry Opportunities and Future Challenges
Information and Communication Technology Uses in Agriculture: Agribusiness Industry Opportunities and Future Challenges
Tizita Alemayehu Wasihun, Blessing Maumbe. © 2013. 17 pages.
The world has experienced an unprecedented growth in information and communication technologies (ICT) through the widespread use of personal computers, Internet, and mobile...
Uses of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Agriculture and Rural Development in Sub-Saharan Africa: Experiences from South Africa and Kenya
Uses of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Agriculture and Rural Development in Sub-Saharan Africa: Experiences from South Africa and Kenya
Blessing M. Maumbe, Julius Juma Okello. © 2013. 22 pages.
This paper presents a framework of the evolution of information and communication technology (ICT) applications in agriculture and rural development based on comparative...
Mobile Agriculture in South Africa: Implementation Framework, Value-Added Services and Policy Implications
Mobile Agriculture in South Africa: Implementation Framework, Value-Added Services and Policy Implications
Blessing Maumbe. © 2013. 25 pages.
The rapid diffusion of mobile and wireless technologies is transforming agricultural development globally. In South Africa, rural e-government service delivery has been hampered...
Mobile Agriculture in South Africa: Implementation Framework, Value-Added Services and Policy Implications
Mobile Agriculture in South Africa: Implementation Framework, Value-Added Services and Policy Implications
Blessing Maumbe. © 2012. 25 pages.
The rapid diffusion of mobile and wireless technologies is transforming agricultural development globally. In South Africa, rural e-government service delivery has been hampered...
Factors Affecting the Adoption of ICT for Health Service Delivery in Namibia: The Role of Functional Literacy and Policy Implications
Factors Affecting the Adoption of ICT for Health Service Delivery in Namibia: The Role of Functional Literacy and Policy Implications
Blessing M. Maumbe, Meke I. Shivute, Vesper T. Owei. © 2011. 25 pages.
The article examines ICT use in health service provision in Namibia. The patterns of ICT use for health services by patients, public and private health service providers are not...
E-Agriculture and E-Government for Global Policy Development: Implications and Future Directions
E-Agriculture and E-Government for Global Policy Development: Implications and Future Directions
Blessing M. Maumbe. © 2010. 342 pages.
E-agriculture and e-government have transformed public service delivery across the globe, though there are still a number of associated economic, social, political, and legal...
International Journal of Healthcare Delivery Reform Initiatives (IJHDRI)
International Journal of Healthcare Delivery Reform Initiatives (IJHDRI)
Matthew W. Guah. Est. 2009.
The International Journal of Healthcare Delivery Reform Initiatives (IJHDRI) publishes original papers in all areas of healthcare management reform and information systems...