NIGERIAN AGRICULTURAL SCIENTISTS’ INSTITUTIONAL INFORMATION SOURCES
This study investigated the specialisations as well as the intra and inter-institutional sources of information of agricultural scientists in Nigeria. The study used a multi-stage sampling procedure to select 172 agricultural scientists from 11 agricultural research institutes in Nigeria. The resul...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Agricultural Extension Society of Nigeria
2018-10-01
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| Series: | Journal of Agricultural Extension |
| Online Access: | https://journal.aesonnigeria.org/index.php/jae/article/view/1628 |
| Summary: | This study investigated the specialisations as well as the intra and inter-institutional sources of information of agricultural scientists in Nigeria. The study used a multi-stage sampling procedure to select 172 agricultural scientists from 11 agricultural research institutes in Nigeria. The results indicate that more than one third of the agricultural scientists are agronomists/plant protectionists while meteorologists and social science based experts constitute about six percent. The major intra-institutional information sources , in descending order are: notice boards, bulletins, circulars, memoranda and journals. The prominent inter-institutional information sources, also, in descending order are: journals, newsletters, meetings, bulletins and conferences. Agricultural scientists, generally,
lack access to current information technologies in their research institutes.
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| ISSN: | 1119-944X 2408-6851 |