Content Analysis of Radio Niger Programme on Promotion of Fisheries Around Kainji Lake Basin, Nigeria

Thestudyinvestigated the contentof fishery agriculture in theprogramme oflocalradio Niger, New Bussa for the year 2005. The result of the analysis showed that development issues account for 47%  of the radio programmes compared to 53% for non-development issues. The content of agriculture is 1% and...

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Main Authors: P 1 Ifejika, J O Ayanda, G O Nwabueze
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Agricultural Extension Society of Nigeria 2007-12-01
Series:Journal of Agricultural Extension
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Online Access:https://journal.aesonnigeria.org/index.php/jae/article/view/286
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description Thestudyinvestigated the contentof fishery agriculture in theprogramme oflocalradio Niger, New Bussa for the year 2005. The result of the analysis showed that development issues account for 47%  of the radio programmes compared to 53% for non-development issues. The content of agriculture is 1% and fishery 4% which is considered to be low in the radio programmes. This was attributed to inadequate knowledge of theradioproducersandlack ofpublicinvestmentin terms ofsponsorship.Two suggestions are proffered to increase content of fishery agriculture in the radio. programme; training ofradioprogrammeproducers on development communication to expandthe scope ofissues coveredand; increasepublic andprivate sectorinvestment in agriculturalradioprogrammes to reduce the informationpoverty of the rural farmers. In this way the rural radio potential will be utilized in promoting information to theartisanalfisherfolks aroundKainjilakebasin forincrease fishproductionin Nigeria.
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spelling doaj.art-bdc95e880eda4ca699e99dee2110b22d2022-12-22T04:23:52ZengAgricultural Extension Society of NigeriaJournal of Agricultural Extension1119-944X2408-68512007-12-0110Content Analysis of Radio Niger Programme on Promotion of Fisheries Around Kainji Lake Basin, NigeriaP 1 Ifejika0J O Ayanda1G O Nwabueze2Socio- Economics and Extension Division, National Institute for Freshwater Fisheries Research P.M.B. 6006, New-Bussa 913001, Niger State.Socio- Economics and Extension Division, National Institute for Freshwater Fisheries Research P.M.B. 6006, New-Bussa 913001, Niger StateSocio- Economics and Extension Division, National Institute for Freshwater Fisheries Research P.M.B. 6006, New-Bussa 913001, Niger StateThestudyinvestigated the contentof fishery agriculture in theprogramme oflocalradio Niger, New Bussa for the year 2005. The result of the analysis showed that development issues account for 47%  of the radio programmes compared to 53% for non-development issues. The content of agriculture is 1% and fishery 4% which is considered to be low in the radio programmes. This was attributed to inadequate knowledge of theradioproducersandlack ofpublicinvestmentin terms ofsponsorship.Two suggestions are proffered to increase content of fishery agriculture in the radio. programme; training ofradioprogrammeproducers on development communication to expandthe scope ofissues coveredand; increasepublic andprivate sectorinvestment in agriculturalradioprogrammes to reduce the informationpoverty of the rural farmers. In this way the rural radio potential will be utilized in promoting information to theartisanalfisherfolks aroundKainjilakebasin forincrease fishproductionin Nigeria.https://journal.aesonnigeria.org/index.php/jae/article/view/286Radioprogrammefishery
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Content Analysis of Radio Niger Programme on Promotion of Fisheries Around Kainji Lake Basin, Nigeria
Journal of Agricultural Extension
Radio
programme
fishery
title Content Analysis of Radio Niger Programme on Promotion of Fisheries Around Kainji Lake Basin, Nigeria
title_full Content Analysis of Radio Niger Programme on Promotion of Fisheries Around Kainji Lake Basin, Nigeria
title_fullStr Content Analysis of Radio Niger Programme on Promotion of Fisheries Around Kainji Lake Basin, Nigeria
title_full_unstemmed Content Analysis of Radio Niger Programme on Promotion of Fisheries Around Kainji Lake Basin, Nigeria
title_short Content Analysis of Radio Niger Programme on Promotion of Fisheries Around Kainji Lake Basin, Nigeria
title_sort content analysis of radio niger programme on promotion of fisheries around kainji lake basin nigeria
topic Radio
programme
fishery
url https://journal.aesonnigeria.org/index.php/jae/article/view/286
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