USE OF DISSEMINATED AGRICULTURAL INFORMATION AMONG RURAL FARMERS OF BOMO AREA, SABON GARI LOCAL GOVERNMENT, KADUNA STATE

Abstract

The study investigated the Use of Disseminated Agricultural Information among Bomo Rural Farmers of Sabon-Gari L.G.A, Kaduna state. The study aim to achieve three research objectives: to identify the types of disseminated agricultural information available for Bomo Rural farmers of Sabon Gari L.G.A., Kaduna State; to identify the types of disseminated agricultural information available used by Bomo Rural farmers of Sabon Gari L.G.A., Kaduna State, Purpose for Using Agricultural Disseminated Information by Bomo Rural Farmers of Sabon Gari L.G.A., Kaduna State; the challenges encountered in using the disseminated agricultural information by Bomo rural farmers of Sabon Gari L.G.A., Kaduna State and the research design adopted was survey research. The population studied consisted Bomo rural farmers of Sabon Gari Local Government Area (LGA), Kaduna State. The instruments used for data collection was questionnaire; the data collected was analyzed using tables, frequencies, and percentages. The findings showed that farmers do not have adequate and timely information on disaster management, on access to bank loan, on livestock production, crop protection, soil fertility, land degradation and desertification. The study then discovered that the purposes for the use of disseminated agricultural information by Bomo rural farmers of Sabon Gari LGA, Kaduna State includes improved the knowledge of farming, increase awareness and the adoption of innovation, increase the farmer’s income, improve the farmer’s skills in operating farm equipments and machineries and also increase their agricultural output. Also, the study revealed that the greatest challenge in using disseminated agricultural information by Bomo rural farmers was inadequate funds which indicated highest score; followed by poor documentation, storage and retrieval techniques among others. It is therefore recommended that Adequate and timely access to information should be provided to farmers and comprehensive information and communication policy that are necessary to harmonize and reconcile information provision to improve agricultural products in rural areas.