Technology adoption influence on organisational performance of dairy farmers’ cooperative societies in O’lessos sub-county, Nandi County, Kenya

Abstract

Despite potential in the dairy industry for Kenyan farmers, the sector had not yet developed to meet their demands. Several studies had been conducted to examine technology adoption in Kenya's milk production. However, little attention in research on the adoption of technologies such as financial, information, processing, Government policy, and Communication Information systems affected the organizational performance of dairy farming cooperatives. Researchers argued that the adoption of technologies such as financial, information, processing, Government policy, Communication Information systems, and digital payment can affect the organizational performance of dairy farming cooperatives. This indicated that the knowledge gap that currently existed must be filled immediately. The study's objectives were to evaluate the impact of digital technologies on the organizational performance of dairy farmers' cooperative societies in O'lessos Sub-County, Nandi County, to examine the impact of communication technologies on the organizational performance of dairy farmers' cooperative societies and to look at the challenges in modern organizations in utilizing technologies to improve organizational performance. Quantitative data for the study data was collected using questionnaires. R Studio was used for the analysis of the data. Regression analysis and descriptive statistics were used. Regression analysis results indicated that for better performance, the management of dairy societies should give financial information system adoption precedence over other adoption priorities like digital technologies, information communication technologies, and organizational information system adoption.