Evaluation of information communication technology (ICTs) utilization among dry season vegetable farmers in Ejigbo local government area of Osun state, Nigeria

Authors

  • Afusat Adunni Alabi 1Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development, Osun State University, P.M.B 4494, Osun State, Nigeria.
  • Khadijah Olaitan Olanrewaju 1Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development, Osun State University, P.M.B 4494, Osun State, Nigeria.
  • Ahmed Olugbenga Busari 2Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness Management, Osun State University, P.M.B 4494, Osun State, Nigeria.
  • Kaothar Modupe Idris-Adeniyi 1Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development, Osun State University, P.M.B 4494, Osun State, Nigeria.
  • Monsur Adekunle Bello 1Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development, Osun State University, P.M.B 4494, Osun State, Nigeria.
  • Oluwatobi Olalekan Ajibade 1Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development, Osun State University, P.M.B 4494, Osun State, Nigeria.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.59658/jkas.v12i1.3247

Keywords:

ICTs, utilization, dry-season, vegetable production

Abstract

Information Communication Technology (ICTs) plays a pivotal role in enhancing dry-season vegetable production. The study assessed the evaluation of Information Communication Technology (ICT) utilization among dry-season vegetable farmers in Ejigbo local government area of Osun State. A structured interview schedule was used to collect information from 120 respondents for the study selected using a two-stage sampling procedure with the aid of purposive and random sampling techniques from 171 farmers constituting about 93%. Data obtained were analyzed with both descriptive and inferential statistics (Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation). The results show that more than half (65.8%) of the respondents were female, and three-quarters (75.0%) were married with mean age, household size, and years of formal education of 35±13.2, 5±1.38 and 5.15±1.38 respectively. Mobile phone was the major ICT used in facilitating input procurement with a weighted mean score (WMS) of 2.53 and delivery to farm (WMS=4.06) was the main purpose of ICT usage. The major constraints to ICT usage were inadequate capital (WMS=1.61) and the high cost of ICT tools (1.53). A significant and positive relationship exists between each age (r = 0.453), household size (r =-0.204), years of experience (r =-0.376), and the utilization of ICT. The study concluded that farmer's use of ICTs was low and informed by socio-economic factors such as inadequate capital and the high cost of ICTs limiting purposeful usage. It is recommended that ICT infrastructural development should be prioritized in rural communities of Nigeria.

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03/15/2025

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Afusat Adunni Alabi, Khadijah Olaitan Olanrewaju, Ahmed Olugbenga Busari, Kaothar Modupe Idris-Adeniyi, Monsur Adekunle Bello, & Oluwatobi Olalekan Ajibade. (2025). Evaluation of information communication technology (ICTs) utilization among dry season vegetable farmers in Ejigbo local government area of Osun state, Nigeria. Journal of Kerbala for Agricultural Sciences, 12(1), 96–111. https://doi.org/10.59658/jkas.v12i1.3247

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Vol. 12 No. 1 (2025): volume 12 issue 1 year 2025

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