Application of ICTs in agricultural extension delivery services in Benue State, Nigeria
Department of Agricultural Extension and Communication, Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi.
Research Article
World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2020, 06(01), 100-104
Article DOI: 10.30574/wjarr.2020.6.1.0088
Publication history:
Received on 08 April 2020; revised on 14 April 2020; accepted on 15 April 2020
Abstract:
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 (x̅ = 2.50), television (x̅ = 2.35) and Mobile phones (x̅ = 2.78). The respondents had a high usage of mobile phones (x̅ = 4.00), radio (x̅ = 4.00), television (x̅ = 3.83), internet connected computers (x̅ = 3.00) and printers (x̅ = 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.
Keywords:
Application; Information; Communication technology; Extension delivery
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