Factors Affecting use of Information Communication Technologies among Extension Agents in North-East, Nigeria
The study identified the levels of ICT use, awareness, accessibility, perceived organizational support, assessed the perception of the respondents on problems in using ICTs for agriculture extension work and, clarifies the relationships between awareness, accessibility, perceived organizational sup...
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| author | Sa’adu, Mustapha Norsida, Man Jasmin, Arif Shah Nitty, Hirawaty Kamarulzaman Ahmadu, Abubakar Tafida |
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| description | The study identified the levels of ICT use, awareness, accessibility, perceived organizational support, assessed the perception of the respondents on problems in using ICTs for agriculture extension work and, clarifies the relationships between awareness, accessibility, perceived organizational support, and use of ICTs. Data were collected through the use of a questionnaire distributed to 254 respondents using a multi-stage sampling and stratified sampling procedures. Mean, frequency, standard deviation and structural equation modelling in analysis of morement structure (AMOS) was used. Findings revealed that levels of ICT use (x̄ = 3.43), awareness (x̄ =3.40) accessibility (x̄ 3.66), and perceived organizational support (x̄ 3.574) were moderates. The high cost of ICT garget (x̄ =4.71), poor electricity supply (x̄ =4.69), lack of training (x̄ =4.63), ICT illiteracy (x̄ =4.61), outdated contents (x̄ =4.61), inability to use ICT (x̄ =4.55) and network issue (x̄ =4.34) were the critical problems in using ICTs in extension work. There was relationship between awareness, accessibility and motivation with ICT adoption among
extension agents. Governments should design a policy that will focus on awareness, training, access to ICTs among the extension agents, provide an alternative source of power, this will enable them to remain within the system and also increase their usage of ICTs in extension service delivery
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| spelling | doaj.art-9b0f453ca3b44c0380a05ae1577474cd2022-12-27T20:16:12ZengAgricultural Extension Society of NigeriaJournal of Agricultural Extension1119-944X2408-68512022-01-01261364310.4314/jae.v26i1.5Factors Affecting use of Information Communication Technologies among Extension Agents in North-East, NigeriaSa’adu, Mustapha0Norsida, Man1Jasmin, Arif Shah2Nitty, Hirawaty Kamarulzaman3Ahmadu, Abubakar Tafida4Department of Agricultural economics and extension, Faculty of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Federal University Wukari, Taraba State, NigeriaDepartment of Agriculture Technology, Department of Agri-business and Bio-resource Economics, Faculty of Agriculture, Universiti Putra MalaysiaDepartment of Agriculture Technology, , Faculty of Agriculture, Universiti Putra MalaysiaDepartment of Agri-business and Bio-resource Economics, Faculty of Agriculture, Universiti Putra MalaysiaDepartment of Agricultural economics and extension, Faculty of Agriculture, Modibbo Adama University of Technology Yola, Adamawa State, Nigeria The study identified the levels of ICT use, awareness, accessibility, perceived organizational support, assessed the perception of the respondents on problems in using ICTs for agriculture extension work and, clarifies the relationships between awareness, accessibility, perceived organizational support, and use of ICTs. Data were collected through the use of a questionnaire distributed to 254 respondents using a multi-stage sampling and stratified sampling procedures. Mean, frequency, standard deviation and structural equation modelling in analysis of morement structure (AMOS) was used. Findings revealed that levels of ICT use (x̄ = 3.43), awareness (x̄ =3.40) accessibility (x̄ 3.66), and perceived organizational support (x̄ 3.574) were moderates. The high cost of ICT garget (x̄ =4.71), poor electricity supply (x̄ =4.69), lack of training (x̄ =4.63), ICT illiteracy (x̄ =4.61), outdated contents (x̄ =4.61), inability to use ICT (x̄ =4.55) and network issue (x̄ =4.34) were the critical problems in using ICTs in extension work. There was relationship between awareness, accessibility and motivation with ICT adoption among extension agents. Governments should design a policy that will focus on awareness, training, access to ICTs among the extension agents, provide an alternative source of power, this will enable them to remain within the system and also increase their usage of ICTs in extension service delivery https://www.journal.aesonnigeria.org/index.php/jae/article/view/3002information and communication technologiesadoptionawarenessaccessibility |
| spellingShingle | Sa’adu, Mustapha Norsida, Man Jasmin, Arif Shah Nitty, Hirawaty Kamarulzaman Ahmadu, Abubakar Tafida Factors Affecting use of Information Communication Technologies among Extension Agents in North-East, Nigeria Journal of Agricultural Extension information and communication technologies adoption awareness accessibility |
| title | Factors Affecting use of Information Communication Technologies among Extension Agents in North-East, Nigeria |
| title_full | Factors Affecting use of Information Communication Technologies among Extension Agents in North-East, Nigeria |
| title_fullStr | Factors Affecting use of Information Communication Technologies among Extension Agents in North-East, Nigeria |
| title_full_unstemmed | Factors Affecting use of Information Communication Technologies among Extension Agents in North-East, Nigeria |
| title_short | Factors Affecting use of Information Communication Technologies among Extension Agents in North-East, Nigeria |
| title_sort | factors affecting use of information communication technologies among extension agents in north east nigeria |
| topic | information and communication technologies adoption awareness accessibility |
| url | https://www.journal.aesonnigeria.org/index.php/jae/article/view/3002 |
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