Infrastructural Support Affect the Use of Informatoin and Communication Technologies by Farmers for Accessing Agricultural Information in Gezira State, Sudan
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The study aimed at examining the perceptions of farmers in
Gezira State about appropriate infrastructural support likely to
affect the use of Information and Communication Technologies
(ICTs) for accessing agricultural information. The study also
sought to identify how farmers used ICTs for accessing
agricultural information. A questionnaire was developed and
data collected from 120 farmers. Descriptive analyses were
applied to the data. Findings indicate that the most popular
methods for accessing agricultural information by farmers is
radio (21.9%) followed by print media (15.33%) and TV
(14.6%). Additionally, it was found that infrastructural support
such as roads, electricity and telecommunication affect the use
of ICTs by farmers.
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