期刊名称：International Journal of Development and Sustainability
印刷版ISSN：2186-8662
出版年度：2012
卷号：1
期号：3
页码：924-931
出版社：International Society for Development and Sustainability (ISDS)
摘要：The studyanalyzed adoption of ICTs as source of information on agricultural innovations in Nigeria. Data were collected through a structured questionnaire administered to one hundred and twenty (120) Agricultural Development Programme (ADP) farmers sampled in Benue State. Results show that Radio (46.7%), Newspapers (45.8%), contact farmers (42.5%), and extension agents (41.7%) ranked first, second, third and fourth respectively in terms of adoption by farmers. Level of education, and incomes were the significant (P<0.05) determinants of ICT adoption. Enabling policy environment that would encourage utilization of ICTsthrough deliberate programmes that expose farming communities to ICTs and support incomes such as highly subsidized ICT trainings and increased creditfacilities to rural farmers would enhance adoption of ICTs in Nigeria.
