Availability and Use of Mobile Phones for Information Dissemination by Public Extension Agents in Delta State, Nigeria
Availability and Use of Mobile Phones for Information Dissemination by Public Extension Agents in Delta State, Nigeria
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尼日利亚三角洲州公共推广代理使用移动电话传播信息的情况
DOI：
10.4314/jae.v17i2.4
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发表时间：
2014
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U. Uzokwe
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C. Egbule;A. Agwu;U. Uzokwe
该研究评估了尼日利亚三角洲州公共推广机构向使用移动的电话的农民提供和传播信息的情况。从该州三个农业区随机选择的64个公共推广机构收集数据。大多数（98.4%）扩展代理没有配备机构移动的电话来帮助向客户传播信息。然而，约97%的受访者确认他们拥有个人移动的电话，他们（92%）使用这些电话向农民传播信息。与农民的互动主要是通过电话（84.4%）和短信（71.9%）。移动的电话经常用于传播关于新作物品种的可得性（M = 2.1）和作物产品的现有销售市场（M = 2.0）的信息。该研究指出，公共推广服务需要与网络提供者合作，传播对农民有益的短节目信息或电话，并建立一个热线服务台，随时为农民的迫切需要提供答案。这将有助于实现联邦农业部的农业转型议程，该议程旨在向农民提供创新的农业信息和农业投入。关键词：可用性，使用，移动的电话，推广代理和三角洲国家农业发展计划
The study assessed the availability and dissemination of information to farmers using mobile phones by public extension agents in Delta state, Nigeria. Data were collected from 64 randomly selected public extension agents from the three agricultural zones in the state. Majority (98.4%) of the extension agents were not provided with institutional mobile phones to aid information dissemination to clientele. However, about 97% of the respondents affirmed that they possess personal mobile phones, which they (92%) use to disseminate information to farmers. Interactions with farmers were mainly through phone calls (84.4%) and short message services (SMSs) (71.9%). Mobile phones were frequently used in disseminating information on availability of new crop varieties (M = 2.1), and available markets for sale of crop produce (M = 2.0). The study points to the need for the public extension service to collaborate with network providers in dissemination of short programmed messages or calls that are beneficial to the farmers as well as creating a hotline desk that will readily provide answers to the immediate needs of farmers. This will facilitate the achievement of the agricultural transformation agenda (ATA) of the federal ministry of agriculture which aims at reaching the farmers with innovative agricultural information as well as agro inputs. Key words : Availability, Use, Mobile phone, Extension agents and Delta state agricultural development programme