ANALYSIS OF THE USE OF INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES IN FISH FARMING IN KWARA STATE, NIGERIA

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dc.contributor.authorOmotesho, Kemi F
dc.contributor.authorAkinrinde, Felix A
dc.contributor.authorAdenike, Ameedat J
dc.contributor.authorAwoyemi, Adeseye O
dc.date.accessioned2022-01-11T10:25:37Z
dc.date.available2022-01-11T10:25:37Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.description.abstractThe potentials of ICTs in fish farming has not been fully harnessed by farmers in Nigeria. This study assessed farmers’ awareness of the use of ICTs in fish farming, determined level of use, identified the determinants of use, and the constraints to the use of ICTs in fish farming. A two-stage random sampling technique was applied to select 133 respondents on whom a questionnaire was administered. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics, Multiple Regression Analysis and the Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation. Respondents’ level of awareness of the use of ICTs in fish farming was high (71.4%), but use was low (48.3%). The major constraint to the use of ICTs was the high cost of internet subscription (M = 3.53). At p < 0.001, number of ponds (β = 0.095), cosmopoliteness (β = 0.271), household size (β = 0.159) and frequency of extension contact (β = 0.078) determined the use of ICTs. Also, awareness of ICTs had a significant relationship with its use (r = 0.339, p < 0.01). The study concluded that the level of use of ICTs in fish farming in the state was low in spite of a high level of awareness. It recommends among others, the regulation of the activities of ICT service providers in the country for quality service at reduced prices.en_US
dc.identifier.issnpISSN 1899-5241
dc.identifier.urihttps://uilspace.unilorin.edu.ng/handle/20.500.12484/7372
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherPublished by the University of Life Sciences, Poznanen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesJournal of Agribusiness and Rural Development, 54(4);327-334
dc.subjectawarenessen_US
dc.subjectcommunicationen_US
dc.subjectinterneten_US
dc.subjectnetworkingen_US
dc.subjectpiscicultureen_US
dc.titleANALYSIS OF THE USE OF INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES IN FISH FARMING IN KWARA STATE, NIGERIAen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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