Open AccessAwareness and Use of Information and Communication Technologies among Extension Agents in Kaduna State of Nigeria
Author(s) -
Sulaiman Umar,
Muhammad Kabir Musa,
Yetunde Toluwase Olayemi,
Rabiu Suleiman
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
journal of agricultural extension
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.169
H-Index - 4
eISSN - 2408-6851
pISSN - 1119-944X
DOI - 10.4314/jae.v19i1.6
Subject(s) - information and communications technology , marital status , productivity , descriptive statistics , socioeconomic status , business , extension (predicate logic) , regression analysis , knowledge management , psychology , computer science , economic growth , mathematics , medicine , statistics , economics , environmental health , population , world wide web , programming language
This study assessed awareness and use of information and communication technologies among extension agents in Maigana Zone of Kaduna State A.D.P. All extension personnel in the zone (70) were interviewed through the use of structured questionnaire. Descriptive statistics and multiple regression analysis were used to analyze the study. It was found that 60.15% of the respondents were aware of at least one ICT in the study area. The multiple regression analysis of the relationship between ICT usage and level of training, membership of professional association, marital status and educational level were positively significant ( p<0.05). It was concluded that socioeconomic characteristics of the extension agents in the study area influence their level of use of ICT. It was recommended that provision of ICT facilities and stable power, as well as capacity building on ICT usage should be promoted among extension personnel. This would enhance effective communication with farm families for improved productivity.Keywords: Awareness, Extension, ICT, Maigana