Constraints Affecting ICT Utilization by Agricultural Extension Officers in the Niger Delta, Nigeria

Autor/inn/en	Akpabio, I. A.; Okon, D. P.; Inyang, E. B.
Titel	Constraints Affecting ICT Utilization by Agricultural Extension Officers in the Niger Delta, Nigeria
Quelle	In: Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 13 (2007) 4, S.263-272 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1389-224X
Schlagwörter	Rural Extension; Factor Analysis; Information Technology; Foreign Countries; Extension Agents; Costs; Radio; Television; Public Policy; Rural Development; Nigeria + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Faktorenanalyse; Informationstechnologie; Ausland; Cost; Kosten; Fernsehen; Fernsehtechnik; Öffentliche Ordnung; Rural environment; Development; Ländliches Milieu; Entwicklung
Abstract	The study focused on constraints affecting the utilization of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) for agricultural extension activities by Agricultural Extension Officers in Nigeria's Niger Delta Region. Data were derived from 160 extension officers affiliated to both public and private extension organizations in four states of the Niger Delta. Findings revealed important specific constraints to include: poor ICT infrastructure development, high cost of broadcast equipment, high charges for radio/television presentations, high cost of access/interconnectivity and electricity power problems. The use of Factor Analysis aided to crystallize identified constraints into three factors of "poor enabling environment", "lack of access" and "dissemination of unrelated information". Against the background of several national government initiatives to develop the infrastructure base of the country, recommendations are proffered to ameliorate ICT use constraints. (Contains 5 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10