期刊名称：International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology
电子版ISSN：1814-0556
出版年度：2015
卷号：11
期号：2
页码：5-22
出版社：University of the West Indies
摘要：This paper discusses the importance of various Information and Communication Technologies ( IC Ts ) in learning and disseminating relevant information on livestock husbandry in Tanzania . The paper is part of a study that investigated the extent of use of ICTs by urban and peri - urban livestock keepers and how access and dissemination of livestock information could be improved through use of ICTs. Mixed method approach was the methodology used in the study w hereby quantitative and qualitative data were gathered . The findings of this study revealed that diff erent types of ICTs were used by urban livestock keepers to learn and disseminate livestock information though some ICTs e.g. mobile phones were used more (92.1%) than other ICTs e.g. radio (21.7%) and television (24.6%). Internet was used by very few live stock keepers (2.4%) due computer illiteracy. It was concluded that ICTs are important tools for learning and dissemination livestock husbandry knowledge, but their use is hindered by several factors including unawareness of the radio and television progra mm es and lack of computer skills. Policy implications of the study include improvement of the telecommunications services and IC T infrastructure by the government through relevant bodies in order to facilitate more access and dissemination of information t hrough mobile phones, radio, television and the Internet
关键词：ICTs ; ; ; Information ; access ; ; Information dissemination; ; ; Livestock ; husbandry ; ; ; ; Developing countries; Tanzania
