Implications of ICT Usage in Agricultural Extension Information Service Delivery in Tana River County, Kenya

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dc.contributor.authorGwademba, Goudian
dc.contributor.authorMuthee, Daniel Wambiri
dc.contributor.authorWamae, Peter
dc.date.accessioned2020-10-21T06:45:27Z
dc.date.available2020-10-21T06:45:27Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.descriptionA research article published in Eastern Africa Journal of Contemporary Researchen_US
dc.description.abstractThis study sought to establish the effects of ICT usage in agricultural extension information service delivery to farmers in Tana River County. Specifically, the study assessed the distribution of farmers across zones with varying ICT agricultural extension information services access within Tana River County; the nature and level of ICT agricultural extension information services accessed by farmers; and the extent to which agricultural production levels by farmers in Tana River County has been enhancement by access to ICT extension information services. The findings of this study indicate that a wide range of agricultural extension information services such as agricultural insurance, access to supplies credit and mobile banking as well as information on weather patterns, crop/livestock husbandry, markets, production forecasts and record keeping are effectively disseminated to farmers through ICT platforms such as cell phones, the internet, radio and television through customized messaging and this greatly empowers farmers to adopt better farming practices and improves agricultural productivity. It is recommended that agricultural extension officers should encourage and where possible facilitate more farmers to subscribe to ICT extension service platforms to enhance agricultural productivity. The findings of this study indicate that ICT tools such as cell phones, internet, radio and television, when properly applied in agricultural extension services, could greatly inform farming decisions and thereby enhance agricultural productivity. There is therefore need for agricultural extension officers to encourage and where possible facilitate more farmers to subscribe to ICT extension information services platforms to enhance agricultural productivity.en_US
dc.identifier.citationGwademba, G., Muthee, D.W., & Wamae, P. (2020). Implications of ICT Usage in Agricultural Extension Information Service Delivery in Tana River County, Kenya. Eastern Africa Journal of Contemporary Research, 2(1), 24-33.en_US
dc.identifier.issn2663-7367
dc.identifier.urihttps://eajcr.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Gwademba-Wambiri-and-Wamae.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/20611
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherEastern Africa Journal of Contemporary Research (EAJCR)en_US
dc.subjectICT in Agricultureen_US
dc.subjectAgricultural Extension Servicesen_US
dc.subjectAgricultural Productivityen_US
dc.subjectAgricultural Extension Information Systemsen_US
dc.subjectRural Developmenten_US
dc.titleImplications of ICT Usage in Agricultural Extension Information Service Delivery in Tana River County, Kenyaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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