Innovative agriculture through information and communication technology (ICT) for optimized food production among root and tuber crop farmers in Abia State, Nigeria

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10.2991/978-94-6463-306-1_10How to use a DOI?

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Innovative agriculture; ICT; food production on; root and tuber crop farmers; Nigeria

Abstract

The need to facilitate access to required information and knowledge through deployment of information and communication technologies (ICTs) to empower root and tuber crop farmers especially in the rural areas of Abia state, Nigeria cannot be overemphasized. As a result, structured questionnaire was used by researchers for data collection from 120 sampled respondents for the study. The data collected were analyzed using both descriptive statistic s such as frequency percentage, tables, charts, mean and standard deviation and probit regression model as inferential statistics. From the data collected and analyzed, the result showed that major factors influencing the use of ICTs by the farmers are age of the farmer, gender, educational status, farm income, location of residence (distance from town) and cooperative membership. The result also showed that the use of mobile phones, radio and whatsApp top the chart of common ICT gadgets use by the farmers. In addition, the study identified eight (8) relevance of ICTs usage by root and tuber crop farmers and six (6) challenges experience by the farmers in the use of ICT s gadgets. Based on these findings, the study recommended that both government and non-government agencies involved in agricultural development should provide adequate stable power supply, install network facilities and provide adequate ICTs facilities and devices to the rural poor root and tuber crop farmers to improve communication and boost production of cassava and yam. More importantly, constant training and retraining of farmers in effective use of ICT devices in their farm business to improve efficiency and productivity is highly recommended.

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AU  - P. E. Amadi
AU  - P. C. Odor
AU  - C. Kalu
PY  - 2023
DA  - 2023/12/18
TI  - Innovative agriculture through information and communication technology (ICT) for optimized food production among root and tuber crop farmers in Abia State, Nigeria
BT  - Proceedings of the 6th Biennial Conference of Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World Nigeria (OWSD 2023)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 166
EP  - 174
SN  - 2468-5747
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DO  - 10.2991/978-94-6463-306-1_10
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