Access and Utilization of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Devices among Small Scale Farmers in Kabba/Bunu Local Government Area, Kogi State - Nigeria

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dc.contributor.authorEKENTA, C. M.
dc.contributor.authorOGBONYOMI, A. A.
dc.contributor.authorKADIRI, M.
dc.contributor.authorOGUNREMI, J.
dc.date.accessioned2021-08-17T14:08:25Z
dc.date.available2021-08-17T14:08:25Z
dc.date.issued2019-06
dc.descriptionDepartment of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria *Department of Library Science, Faculty of Education Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria **College Library, Kabba College of Agriculture Division of Agricultural Colleges Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria cmcekenta@gmail.com +234 817 1019 125en_US
dc.description.abstractThe study evaluated access and utilization of ICT among small scale farmers in Kabba/Bunu LGA of Kogi State. A three stage sampling technique was used to select 150 farmers. A well structured questionnaire was used to generate primary data. Obtained data were analyzed with descriptive statistics and Logit regressions analysis. The farmers had a mean age of 41 years while most (83%) attended formal education with a mean household size of 4 persons. About 61% of the respondents had no contact with extension agents while majority (79%) belonged to cooperatives. Further, 97.21% of the famers most often had access to radio as source of information while findings also showed that the farmers (63.36%) never used ICT devices to access agricultural information. The Logit regressions result revealed that age, level of education, level of income and extension contact had positive and significant relationship with utilization of ICT devices at 1% level of probability. The major problems the farmers encountered in the utilization of ICT devices were cost of the devices, level of illiteracy and lack of interest. It was concluded that farmers most often accessed and utilized the conventional information methods (radio and television) in accessing agricultural information.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/12499
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectFarmers,en_US
dc.subjectEvaluation,en_US
dc.subjectInformation,en_US
dc.subjectUtilization,en_US
dc.subjectDevicesen_US
dc.titleAccess and Utilization of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Devices among Small Scale Farmers in Kabba/Bunu Local Government Area, Kogi State - Nigeriaen_US
dc.typePreprinten_US
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