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Listenership of Radio Agricultural Broadcasts in Southwestern Nigeria
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Emmanuel, Adekoya Adegbenga; Olabode, Badiru Idris – Applied Environmental Education and Communication, 2012
Agricultural broadcasts on radio play a major role in agricultural extension and rural development in Nigeria due to the low ratio of extension agents in relation to the farming population. The broadcasts have been on air for some time and therefore there is a need to investigate their acceptance among the rural dwellers in Southwestern Nigeria.…
Descriptors: Extension Agents, Rural Extension, Foreign Countries, Rural Development
Constraints Affecting ICT Utilization by Agricultural Extension Officers in the Niger Delta, Nigeria
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Akpabio, I. A.; Okon, D. P.; Inyang, E. B. – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2007
The study focused on constraints affecting the utilization of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) for agricultural extension activities by Agricultural Extension Officers in Nigeria's Niger Delta Region. Data were derived from 160 extension officers affiliated to both public and private extension organizations in four states of the…
Descriptors: Rural Extension, Factor Analysis, Information Technology, Foreign Countries
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Watts, E. R. – Ceres, 1971
Various programs describe how rural development in underdeveloped nations is effectively increased by close cooperation between the extension agents and the farmers. (JB)
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Agricultural Education, Developing Nations, Dropouts