Crop Farmers’ Access to E-information for Climate Smart Agriculture Production, in Cross River State, Nigeria

IF 0.5 Q4 AGRONOMY
Hilda Chia Eta, Ginini Francis Elemi, Friday Ogar Idiku
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The study ascertained crop farmers’ access to e-information for climate-smart agriculture production in Cross River State, Nigeria. Using a multistage sampling procedure, 191 respondents were selected and data were collected with the aid of a structured questionnaire. Percentages, means and Spearman rho correlation were used to analyse the data. Results showed that the least used climate-smart agriculture (CSA) practices were agroforestry (27.7%), water harvesting practices (25.1%), construction and use of irrigation facilities (14.1%) and land reclamation practices (16.2%). The majority (72.3%) of farmers got einformation on climate-smart agriculture from the radio, while 8.9% and 12.6% got it from internet websites and social media respectively. E-information that was less accessed by the farmers was information on zero tillage (x=2.33), and minimum tillage. There was a weak, positive monotonic relationship (ys= 0.029) between farmers’ use of climate-smart agriculture practices and access to e-information. Reliable and timely climate-smart agriculture information targeting tillage, cropping, and water harvesting and use should be developed by extension service providers, uploaded and broadcasted via traditional electronic media and other non-e-sources for easy access and use by farmers.
农民获取气候智能型农业生产电子信息的途径,尼日利亚克罗斯河州
该研究确定了尼日利亚克罗斯河州农民获取气候智能型农业生产电子信息的途径。采用多阶段抽样程序,选择191名受访者,并通过结构化问卷收集数据。采用百分比、均值和Spearman相关分析数据。结果表明,使用最少的气候智慧型农业(CSA)实践是农林业(27.7%)、集水实践(25.1%)、灌溉设施的建设和使用(14.1%)和土地复垦实践(16.2%)。大多数(72.3%)农民通过广播获取气候智能型农业信息,8.9%和12.6%的农民分别从互联网网站和社交媒体获取信息。农民获取较少的电子信息为免耕信息(x=2.33)和最少耕信息。农民使用气候智能型农业实践与获取电子信息之间存在微弱的正单调关系(ys= 0.029)。应由推广服务提供商开发针对耕作、种植和水收集和利用的可靠和及时的气候智能型农业信息,并通过传统电子媒体和其他非电子来源上传和广播,以便农民方便获取和使用。
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期刊介绍: The Journal of Agricultural Extension (JAE) is devoted to the advancement of knowledge of agricultural extension services and practice through the publication of original and empirically based research, focusing on; extension administration and supervision, programme planning, monitoring and evaluation, diffusion and adoption of innovations; extension communication models and strategies; extension research and methodological issues; nutrition extension; extension youth programme; women-in-agriculture; extension, Climate Change and the environment, ICT, innovation systems. JAE will normally not publish articles based on research covering very small geographic area that cannot feed into policy except they present critical insights into emerging agricultural innovations.
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