Information Communication Technology Devices for Agricultural Information Dissemination among Smallholder Farmers in Uganda (Rubanda, Mayuge Districts, and Mbarara City)

dc.contributor.authorWillbroad, Byamukama
dc.contributor.authorPhelix, Mbabazi Businge
dc.contributor.authorRebecca, Kalibwani,
dc.date.accessioned2023-01-23T07:15:43Z
dc.date.available2023-01-23T07:15:43Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstractAgriculture continues to be the main source of livelihood in developing countries and smallholder farming is the most common type of agriculture practice supporting more than 70% of the population. On the other hand, information and communication technology (ICT) is quickly growing as its helping to connect easier and faster; thus, a dire need to harness it in promoting the agricultural sector. This study investigated the Information Communication Technology Devices for Agricultural Information Dissemination among Smallholder Farmers in Uganda (Rubanda, Mayuge Districts, And Mbarara City). The study adopted a cross sectional research design that comprised a mixed methods approach of quantitative and qualitative. The instrument for this study consisted of structured questionnaires and interviews. More so, available reports and records were explored. The questionnaire was subjected to face and content validity and reliability test. Data collected were analysed using descriptive statistics of frequency counts and percentages. Findings show that the leading types of ICT devices for agricultural information dissemination in Rubanda District, Mayuge District, and Mbarara City were mobile phones and radios. The study recommends that the most important information to farmers should always be disseminated via phone conversation, texting, and radio for broadcast agricultural-related programs in respective local languages.en_US
dc.identifier.citationhttps://doi.org/10.37284/2707-4307en_US
dc.identifier.issnISSN: 2707-4307
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.bsu.ac.ug//handle/20.500.12284/421
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherEast African Journal of Agriculture and Biotechnologyen_US
dc.subjectICTen_US
dc.subjectAgricultural Informationen_US
dc.subjectDisseminationen_US
dc.subjectUgandaen_US
dc.titleInformation Communication Technology Devices for Agricultural Information Dissemination among Smallholder Farmers in Uganda (Rubanda, Mayuge Districts, and Mbarara City)en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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