Determinants of Access and Farmers’ use of Information and Communication Technologies (1CTs) in Edo State, Nigeria

摘要

This study assessed determinants of farmers access and use of new ICTS in thestudy area. Data obtained from 270 respondents through multi-stage sampling technique weresubjected to descriptive and logit regression analysis. The results show that GSM is the only newICT farmers have access to (mean= 2.66) and use regularly (mean =3.44) while they have little or noaccess to and use either computer, E- mail or internet. This poor farmers access to and use of newICTs can limit the extent of agricultural information they can receive. The probability of respondentshaving high access to new ICTS was significantly related to education (b = 0.784) and farmingincome, (b = 0.754). The study recommends organizing farmers into associations for training in theuse of and collective acquisition of new ICTs.