Effect of Information Communication Technology (ICT) on agricultural information access among extension officers in North West Province South Africa

Oladele, O. I.

doi:10.17159/2413-3221/2015/v43n2a344

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“…The results from Table 2 also reveal that slightly above half (58.1% and 52.7%) of the public and private agents had a rural background, that they were born and brought-up in the rural area. Oladele (2015) also reported that approximately half of the extension officers in North West Province, South Africa have a rural background. Table 3 shows that majority (79.3%) of the extension agents across the study area had a wide range of knowledge regarding professionalization (12 statements).…”

Section: Socio-economic Characteristics Of the Extension Agentsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Knowledge of Extension Agents regarding Professionalization of Extension Services: Evidence from South West Nigeria

Olorunfemi

Oladele

2018

JIAEE

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The study examined the knowledge of agriculture extension agents on professionalization in South West Nigeria. This was borne out of the need to improve and ensure a viable, effective and vibrant extension and advisory service delivery in the area. 301 public and 55 private extension agents were selected through a two-staged sampling procedure. A questionnaire was used to obtain data on their socio-economic characteristics, knowledge on professionalization and its components, these being analyzed using descriptive, t-test and tobit regression analyses. The results showed that the agricultural agents in the public and private extension organizations had a basic knowledge on the concept of professionalization and its components of accreditation, registration and certification. However, disparities in the level of knowledge between the public and private extension personnel were observed. The findings indicated that their educational level and background were significant influencing factors of knowledge on professionalization. The study has implications for educating and training agricultural extension agents on professionalization. Seminars and workshops should be held specifically for the public extension agencies, to upgrade their knowledge and capacity on the concept, intricacies and potential benefits of professionalization on service delivery. This will help assist the institutionalization of professionalization in the agricultural extension sector and enhance competent, accountable and effective extension and advisory services delivery.

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Section: Socio-economic Characteristics Of the Extension Agentsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Knowledge of Extension Agents regarding Professionalization of Extension Services: Evidence from South West Nigeria

Olorunfemi

Oladele

2018

JIAEE

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“…Findings from this study agree with studies conducted elsewhere that farmers received information on mobile phones (Chhachhar et al, 2014;Chhachhar & Hassan, 2013;Martin & Abbott, 2008;Mwakaje, 2010;Nyamba & Mlozi, 2012;Tadesse & Bahiigwa, 2015) that enabled them to make informed decisions (Nyamba & Mlozi, 2012;Tadesse & Bahiigwa, 2015), got better market prices (Mwakaje, 2010), weather information (Nyamba & Mlozi, 2012), saved time and transport costs by overcoming geographical distances through voice calls and text messaging (Deloitte, 2012;Nyamba & Mlozi, 2012) consulted agriculture extension staff or advisors (Martin & Abbott, 2008;Oladele, 2015) and utilized mobile financial transactions (Deloitte, 2012;Nyamba & Mlozi, 2012). The use of other mobile phone applications like internet and WhatsApp were reasonable for rural population.…”

Section: Current Use Of Mobile Phones In Agriculture In the Svosve-wementioning

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“…According to Technomag (2014) mobile phone subscription in the rural population was 63% in 2013. Mobile technology can potentially transform all forms of business including agriculture (Jensen, 2001;Deloitte, 2012;Irefin, Abdu-Azeez & Tijani, 2012;World Bank, 2012;Ewing et al, 2014;Oladele, 2015). Traditionally, communication in rural Zimbabwe has always been limited but mobile ICT has significantly connected these areas to others locally, regionally and internationally.…”

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“…Traditionally, communication in rural Zimbabwe has always been limited but mobile ICT has significantly connected these areas to others locally, regionally and internationally. Mobile ICT has the potential of improving production among rural area small holder farmers by overcoming the traditional isolation (Nyamba & Mlozi, 2012;Oladele, 2015).…”

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Mobile phone use by small-scale farmers: a potential to transform production and marketing in Zimbabwe

Masuka¹,

Matenda²,

Chipomho³

et al. 2016

S Afr. Jnl. Agric. Ext..

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“…The philosophy and rationale of the extension services have been changed and is shifting towards participatory development and development towards extension plus i.e. the extension and advisory services (Oladele, 2015).…”

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ICT Based Agro-Advisory Services in Nepal

Paudel

Baral

Lamichhane

et al. 2018

J. Inst. Agric. Anim. Sci.

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The world has already witnessed the rapid surge in use of Information Technology (IT) in agriculture and understands its effectiveness through the miracles we have achieved. In such context, agriculture extension and advisory service in Nepal can be heavily boosted with the help of most effective and affordable information and communication technologies (ICTs). With smart phones, internet services, mobile networks, televisions and radio widespread all over the country, they can prove to be a promising means for dissipation of information in rapidly altering and modernizing farming system of Nepal. This paper aims to explore the current scenario, role and effectiveness of ICTs in agro-advisory services of Nepal and to point out salient issues hampering the development of ICT. Information and findings are based on available literature, articles and publications and they suggest that ICTs can play a crucial role in linking extension, research and farmers and in the overall development of agriculture especially in the context of developing country like Nepal. The potential contribution of ICT in agriculture extension is still fully unexplored and they can be effective means for providing timely and relevant information to farmers residing in every corner of the country.

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Effect of Information Communication Technology (ICT) on agricultural information access among extension officers in North West Province South Africa

Cited by 23 publications

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Knowledge of Extension Agents regarding Professionalization of Extension Services: Evidence from South West Nigeria

Knowledge of Extension Agents regarding Professionalization of Extension Services: Evidence from South West Nigeria

Mobile phone use by small-scale farmers: a potential to transform production and marketing in Zimbabwe

ICT Based Agro-Advisory Services in Nepal

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