INFORMATION SOURCES AND CHANNELS OF COMMUNICATION IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT: A STUDY OF POULTRY FARMERS IN PALLADAN COMMUNITY IN SABON-GARI LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF KADUNA STATE, NIGERIA

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dc.contributor.authorIBRAHIM, Dogara, IBRAHIM, Muhammad Auwal
dc.date.accessioned2024-09-03T14:52:55Z
dc.date.available2024-09-03T14:52:55Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.abstractThis study investigated the information sources and communication channels of entrepreneurs hip information among poultry farmers in Palladan Community in Sabon -Gari Local Government Area ofKaduna State. The research was guided by the objectives on levels of education of poultry farmers, types of information sources and channels used by poultry farmers. Research method adopted was quantitative with survey research design approach. Quantitative method was used because it was more concern with systematic empirical investigation that provides accurate results. The population of the study consists of two hundred and fifteen (215) poultry farmers, which was obtained through the use of Snowballing sampling. Snowballing technic was used as the universe of the population is not known, but rather by means of referral by the potentials participants to other participants as there in the same community of poultry farmers. Questionnaire was used for data collection; the data collected were quantified and analyzed using frequency counts, percentages and discussion. Some of the findings from the analysis revealed that the highest educational qualification with the poultry farmers was master degree and PhD. Information sources for the farmers included; veterinary officers and research institutes and their communication channels used in accessing information by the poultry farmers include; reports and bulletins, telephones, posters/leaflets, etc. It concluded that poultry farmers in Palladan Community are having different level of educational background, with different information sources and channels through which they are access information on different aspects of their businesses. Some of the recommendations proffered included; that the need for corporation among the poultry farmers to register with Poultry Farmers Association of Nigeria for easy facilitation of their activities. The poultry farmers in Palladan community were urged to be recording and documenting series of their activities as means of knowledge creation.
dc.identifier.citation'Kashim Ibrahim Library, Ahmadu Bello University Zaria. Department of Library and Information Science, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria 1 Ibrahimdogara4(5)gmail.com, 2auwalladan02(q),gmail.com '08030546712,208062530907
dc.identifier.urihttps://kubanni.abu.edu.ng/handle/123456789/13009
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dc.titleINFORMATION SOURCES AND CHANNELS OF COMMUNICATION IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT: A STUDY OF POULTRY FARMERS IN PALLADAN COMMUNITY IN SABON-GARI LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF KADUNA STATE, NIGERIA
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