Information Needs and Seeking Behavior of Young Small-Scale Dairy Farmers in Murang’a County, Kenya
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Date
2018-12
Authors
Thuo, Martha Wanjiku
Njoroge, Rose Wambui
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Publisher
Publishingindia
Abstract
Access to agricultural information influences the
farming practices adopted by farmers. Small scale dairy
farmers need frequent access to agricultural information
to cope with modern dairy farming practices. Inefficient
access and dissemination of dairy agricultural information
can negatively affect the production level of dairy products.
The study sought to assess the information needs and
seeking behavior of young small-scale dairy farmers in
Murang’a County, Kenya. The area has experienced low
dairy agricultural productions despite its high potential
in dairy farming. The study established that all the young
dairy farmers required dairy agricultural information
however dairy agricultural information is not readily
available to them. Also, factors such as lack of exposure, lack
of confidence, illiteracy, inadequate time and lack of funds
negatively affected their information seeking behavior. The
study therefore recommended the government to; recruit
more extension officers within Murang’a County to ensure
improved extension services, set up agricultural resource
centers with qualified information providers to assess,
select, market and acquire useful agricultural resources,
improve infrastructure and set up cyber cafes within the
sub counties and also educate dairy farmers on th
Description
A Research Article in Journal of Applied Information Science
Keywords
Dairy agricultural information, Information, Information seeking behavior, Kenya, Small-scale farmers, Youth.
Citation
Thuo, Martha & Njoroge, R. (2018): Information Needs and Seeking Behaviour of Young Small Scale Dairy Farmers in Murang’a County, Kenya, Vol. 6 Issue 2, Dec. 2018.