Год выпуска: 2012 Автор: Nada Musa,Jason Githeko and Kamal El-Siddig Издательство: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing Страниц: 88 ISBN: 9783848440818
Описание
Dissemination of agricultural information is important to ensure farmers have adequate knowledge and skills to address their needs and sustain production. Although, research has been done to improve agricultural productivity in Sudan, performance of the agriculture sector continues to decline. Inadequate dissemination of agricultural information is thought to have contributed to the reduction of agricultural productivity, economic performance, food security and loss of bio-diversity in Sudan. The purpose of this study was to determine the challenges of using ICTs to disseminate agricultural information. The study used an ex-post facto research design. The research was conducted in Gezira State which is the most agriculturally productive state in Sudan. The state of Gezira has an estimated population of about 60,952 farmers. Data was obtained from a random sample of 120 farmers attained through proportionate stratified random sampling. Data was analysed using Statistical Package for...
