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Role Of Libraries By Agricultural Extension Woker In Osun State Nigeria, Sobalaje Adewale Joel A. J
Role Of Libraries By Agricultural Extension Woker In Osun State Nigeria, Sobalaje Adewale Joel A. J
Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)
The role of the library of agricultural extension workers in Osun State, Nigeria is very important. Structural questionnaires were used to collect data from 160 extension workers in the study area, out of which 149 (93.1%) responded and were used for analysis. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze the data using frequency, percentage table, and regression analysis to test the relationship between variables. Findings showed that all the respondents were educated beyond the O’ Level. The majority of extension workers do visit the public library to gather the information that is useful for farmers. Furthermore, extension workers have positive attitudes …
Information Needs And Seeking Behavior Of Farmers In Southern Ethiopia, Deribe Kaske
Information Needs And Seeking Behavior Of Farmers In Southern Ethiopia, Deribe Kaske
Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)
Information is an important factor in agricultural development. The study investigated farmers’ agricultural information needs and seeking behavior in the Southern Regional State of Ethiopia. A cross-sectional research design was employed and the study population included all household heads of the eight sampled villages in four administrative zones. A multi-stage sampling procedure was employed to obtain a sample of 320 farmers. Quantitative data were collected and research adopted descriptive statistics. The results revealed information on crop production technologies; information about diseases, pests and weather forecasts, and market information were identified as the top three most important types of agricultural information. …
Farmers’ Perspective On Agricultural Information Literacy: A Case Study Of Jind District, India, Deepak Kumar, Jyoti Devi
Farmers’ Perspective On Agricultural Information Literacy: A Case Study Of Jind District, India, Deepak Kumar, Jyoti Devi
Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)
The primary purpose of the present study is to explore the level of information literacy among the farmers with regards to agriculture at the Jind district of Haryana state in India. Survey method with accidental sampling is used, and data were collected from a total number of 52 farmers who lived in the two selected villages by using a self-structured questionnaire. The demographic profile shows male dominancy on agriculture, and the majority of the farmers found literate. Their primary source of income is agriculture (86.54%), and 84.62% of them own the land of fewer than four acres. Rice, wheat, sorghum, …
Information Needs And Seeking Behavior Of Rice Farmers: A Case Study At Cengkong Village, Karawang Regency, West Java Province, Indonesia, Giani Betria Amran, Yeni Budi Rachman
Information Needs And Seeking Behavior Of Rice Farmers: A Case Study At Cengkong Village, Karawang Regency, West Java Province, Indonesia, Giani Betria Amran, Yeni Budi Rachman
Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)
This study discusses about information needs and information seeking behavior of farmers in Cengkong Village, Karawang, West Java, Indonesia. The purposes of this study are to identify information needs and information seeking behavior of farmers in Cengkong Village. This research uses a qualitative approach with a case study method. The results show that the farmers in Cengkong Village able to identify and to express their information needs regarding to their activity. There are two kind of information needs: agricultural and non agricultural information needs. The result also shows that there are four type of information-seeking behaviors of farmers, including passive …