Barriers to the Use of Radio as a Channel of Agricultural Information by Farmers in Ushongo Local Government Area of Benue State, Nigeria

Otene, Victor Akwu; Okwu, Jacob Oto; Gwaza, S

doi:10.1080/10496505.2015.1074077

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“…This implies that most of the respondents in the study area were married, and have greater opportunity of having family labour which is an advantage to agricultural production. The result agrees with that of Otene et al (2015), which revealed that most rural farmers in Nigeria are married.…”

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confidence: 90%

“…Information has a significant role to play in increasing agricultural production (Otene et al, 2015). Farmers need to be aware of recent trends in agricultural production, and innovations that would increase their productivity (Ghazanfar et al, 2010).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Farmers in Ushongo Local Government Area of Benue State would also need agricultural information, as other farmers (Otene et al, 2015). Adoption of the use of electronic media by agricultural extension agencies will facilitate the flow of information to the farmers.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Assessment of the Use of Electronic Media by Farmers in Ushongo Local Government Area of Benue State, Nigeria

Otene¹,

Chia²,

IJUH³

2018

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This study was carried out to assess the use of electronic media by farmers in Ushongo Local Government Area of Benue State, Nigeria. One hundred and twenty respondents were selected for the study using purposive and random sampling techniques. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire. The result revealed that the electronic media most accessed by the respondents were radio, mobile phones and television. The level of use of electronic media was generally low. Usage of electronic media was affected by low income, poor power supply, transmission problems and high cost of electronic media. The income of the respondents significantly affected their level of use of electronic media. It was therefore recommended that agricultural message by conveyed to farmers via the electronic media most assessed, while power supply and transmission signals are improve in the study area.

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Assessment of the Use of Electronic Media by Farmers in Ushongo Local Government Area of Benue State, Nigeria

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Chia²,

IJUH³

2018

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“…Isomorphic ICT facilities between extension agents and farmers will facilitate the delivery of agricultural information to farmers. Otene et al [9] reported a high use of radio by farmers in some parts of Benue State, while the use of mobile phones by farmers in some parts of the state was reported by Attah et al [10].…”

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Application of ICTs in agricultural extension delivery services in Benue State, Nigeria

Joseph¹,

Teryila²,

Otene³

2020

World J. Adv. Res. Rev.

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This study examined the application of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in agricultural extension delivery services in Benue State, Nigeria. Forty respondents were selected. Primary data were used, and collected using a structured questionnaire. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. Research findings revealed that respondents had low level of access to ICT facilities, as the mean value of their access level for most of the ICT facilities was below the medium scale (2.00). The ICTs with high access were radio ( ̅ = 2.50), television ( ̅ = 2.35) and Mobile phones ( ̅ = 2.78). The respondents had a high usage of mobile phones ( ̅ = 4.00), radio ( ̅ = 4.00), television ( ̅ = 3.83), internet connected computers ( ̅ = 3.00) and printers ( ̅ = 2.08). The constraints to the application of ICTs by the respondents were infrastructural, financial and technical in nature. Based on these findings, it was recommended that ICT facilities be provided in the work places of extension agents, provision of infrastructure required for the operation of ICTs, and provision of financial assistance to extension agents with respect to procurement and maintenance of ICTs.

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“…Information opens the door to better opportunities with respect to production and marketing of agricultural produce. For information to be effective, it should get to the users of the information in good time, and should also meet the information needs of the receiver [2]. This is considering the fact that the information needs of individuals differ [3].…”

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confidence: 99%

Assessment of information needs of pig farmers in Makurdi local government area of Benue State, Nigeria

Joseph¹,

Otene²,

Ene³

2020

World J. Adv. Res. Rev.

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This study was carried out to access information needs of pig farmers in Makurdi Local Government Area of Benue State. Pig farmers formed the population of the study. Purposive and simple random sampling techniques were used to select 82 respondents from 5 council wards from the study area. Data were collected using a well-structured questionnaire, and analyzed using both descriptive and inferential statistics. The research findings revealed that majority (52.44 %) of the respondents were married. Most (47.56 %) of the respondents were aged between 21-30 years, had formal education (95.12%) and a family size 5-9 persons (56.10 %). The result of the research also revealed that most of the respondents have been farming for 1-4 years (54.88 %), earn income of below N250, 000 (71.95 %) and had a flock size below 20 pigs (60.98 %). The major area of information need is in the control of pests and diseases (𝑥̅ = 2.04), feed (𝑥̅ = 1.98) and marketing (𝑥̅ = 1.84). The socioeconomic characteristics of the respondents that significantly affected their access to information need were education (W= 3.25) and farming experience (W = 4.26). Based on the finding of the research, it was recommended that information on disease and pest control be conveyed to the pig farmers by extension agents, and more extension agents employed to provide information to the farmers.

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Barriers to the Use of Radio as a Channel of Agricultural Information by Farmers in Ushongo Local Government Area of Benue State, Nigeria

Cited by 6 publications

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Assessment of the Use of Electronic Media by Farmers in Ushongo Local Government Area of Benue State, Nigeria

Assessment of the Use of Electronic Media by Farmers in Ushongo Local Government Area of Benue State, Nigeria

Application of ICTs in agricultural extension delivery services in Benue State, Nigeria

Assessment of information needs of pig farmers in Makurdi local government area of Benue State, Nigeria

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