International Journal of Academic Library and Information Science
 

International Journal of Academic Library and Information Science

Vol. 3(4), pp. 132–138, April, 2015. 

ISSN: 2360-7858

DOI: 10.14662/IJALIS2015.021

Full Length Research

Access and use of Agricultural Information Resources by Rural Women of Akure North and South Local Government areas of Ondo State Nigeria

*¹Oyeniyi, David A. and Olofinsawe Akin A.²

¹University Library, Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ondo State Nigeria.

*E-mail: oyeniyidavidajibola@gmail.com

²University Library, Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ondo State Nigeria.

E-mail: abrahamolofinsawe@yahoo.co.uk

Accepted 29 April 2015

The study investigates how rural women farmers of Akure North and South Local Government Areas of Ondo State in Nigeria access and use agricultural information. Specifically, the study identifies the agricultural information needs of rural women; their information seeking behavior and the sources of the information used by the rural women. A questionnaire was used as the instrument for collecting data. One thousand (1000) questionnaires were administered but seven hundred and thirty (730) were retrieved. The findings also show a strong need for information of all types ranging from crop production which has the highest percentage (43.83%). Other information needs in order of magnitude include the following; pest control, (29.45%), preservation of farm produce, (29.45%) animal treatment (29.25%), health information (23.01%), religious information (22.87%), economic information (21.91%) and political information (2.32%). Based on these findings, it is recommended that all stake holders including the Federal and State governments as well as chairmen of the two local governments used in the study, should make concerted efforts to put the rural women farmers into their empowerment programs, especially regarding the provision of loan facilities to meet their socio-economic needs. The extension workers should also give the rural women equal privileges as it is given to their male counterparts.

Keywords: Information Resources, Agricultural Information, Rural Women, Information needs Akure North and South Local Governments


 

Cite This Article As: Oyeniyi DA, Olofinsawe AA (2015). Access and use of Agricultural Information Resources by Rural Women of Akure North and South Local Government areas of Ondo State Nigeria. Inter. J. Acad. Lib. Info. Sci. 3(4): 132-138.

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