In Mali, agricultural activities such as seeding, harvesting, and irrigation play a significant role in productivity. These activities must be carried out appropriately and above all, at an appropriate time to achieve excellent performance. Unfortunately, most farmers are unaware of the impact of these activities on the yield of their crops. This study aims to help farmers and youth people wishing to gather information needed in the field of agriculture entrepreneurship through a mobile application (mobile app). The app designed is mainly used to disseminate information to farmers on how to perform a wide range of agricultural activities such as detailed information about the type of crops, fertilizers, pesticides, selling and buying a product of agriculture, etc. This research was conducted for the adoption of the mobile application in the agricultural field in Mali. The design process followed a User-Centered Design approach to meet the users’ requirements. The evaluation of the design showed that 89, 66% of the participants agreed with the designed application prototype. This app helps farmers and youth people improve their agricultural productivity and not to harm the environment. Therefore, the app helps them for sustainable agriculture to make better land management decisions.
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