Assessment of information and communication technologies usage among vegetable farmers in Makurdi local government area of Benue state Department: Agricultural Extension and Management By: Johngrey Project ID: 6391 Rating: (5.0) votes: 1Rate this project12345 Price:₦3000 Get the Complete MaterialAbstractThis study was carried out to assess the information and communication technologies usage among vegetable farmers in Makurdi Local Government Area of Benue state. The population for the study comprised all vegetable farmers inMakurdi Local Government Area of Benue State from which a sample size of 100 respondents was randomly selected across three districts (Mu community, Wadata, and Wurukum). Data was collected using a well-structured questionnaire to collect primary data for this research. Data collected was analyzed using descriptive statistics and hypothesis was tested using regression analysis model. The results revealed that the vegetable famers in Makurdi are dominated by (female 61%) majority of the farmers were within the age of 30-49 (42%), majority were married and had a household size of 5-8 persons, Majority of the farmers (43%) earn between 210,00 to 400,00. 46% of the farmers indicated that they have farming experience of 5-10 years. The most common ICT facilities for use are radio (84.0%), mobile phone (71.0%), VCD/DVD recorder (49.0%) and internet (46.0%). Majority (56%) of the respondents used radio always while 33.0% used mobile phone, 12% used VCD/DVD recorder and the internet always. Majority of the farmers (82%) benefited from the use of ICTs in getting information on current market prices and locations. The most effective constraint was the high cost of power/electricity which ranked as a highly severe constraint as all the respondents (100%) indicated that it affects their access to ICTs....Preview Download Preview +Other Agricultural Extension and Management project topics and materials you might be interested in»Growth and yield response of N.P.K fertilizer to Amaranthus Caudatus Linnaeus»Poultry farming - a veritable tool for economic empowerment in Makurdi, Benue state, Nigeria»Assessment of post harvest losses using PHL visual losses model of pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan (l.) Millspaugh) at Yankaba market, Kano state»Economic analysis of dry season pepper marketing»Survey on biological and chemical insect pest control methods in crop production»Assessment of information and communication technologies usage among vegetable farmers in Makurdi local government area of Benue state»Post harvest and storage losses in tomato»Socio-economic determinant of village extension agent use of information and communication technology in extension services in Tarka local government area of Benue state»An assessment of problems and prospects of rabbit production»Effect of wind erosion and its control measures»An assessment of groundnut production - problem and prospects»Establishment of moringa plantation at college of agriculture»Analysis of radio frequency identification technology in the management of small livestock»Economic survey of the losses from deforestation in Kontagora local government area of Niger state, Nigeria»Analysis of local chickens marketing in Charanchi local government area