Information literacy for sustainable agricultural development in Nigeria: a case of farmers in Lagos-State
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2020
Authors
Ojo, J.O.
Odunlade, R.O
Adedokun, T.O
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Nigerian Library Association
Abstract
The study examined the informatkn literacy for sustainubl agricultural development in
Nigeria: a case offarmers in Lagos-State. Demographi characteristics explored revealed
farmers' various sources of agriculturalinformation based on their level of information
literacy in accessing agricultural ir(ormation coupled 1-ith the level offarmers' need for
capacity building towards sustainobilityof nation I development. Descriptive exploratory
survey It'aS used with self-strucneed questionnai 'e-hased . urvev of selected vegetable
farmers. A sample of J 50 vegetablefarmers engaged in agriciltural activities was selected
jar the study using disproportional stratifiedand purposive . ampling techniques. Some local
government areas were selected purposivelyfrom the Three senatorial districts in Lagos state
namely Lagos West (Iyana -Gba), Lagos East (Ikorodu) and Lagos Central (Ogudu).
Descriptive statistical tools offreqvency, percentage. rank. mean. standard deviations were
used to analyze the data. Pearson product moment correlation was used to explore the
relationships existing among the dependent and independent variables and Generalized
Linear Models (GLM) was used to determine the significance and contributions of
demographic factors to information literacy of farmers and farmers' need for capacity
building towards sustainability of national development. Findings revealed that agricultural
development for national sustainability will depend 011 manners' ability TO make use of
information communication technology through the use of internet as yardstick and tool for
information agricultural sourcing. improving on their information literacy to an appreciable
level. Recommendations lrere based on the need for farmers to develop (heir capacity
building in management for effective marketing. technology know how that will enhance their
jobs beyond The present scope.
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Keywords
Vegetable farmers , Information literacy , National development , Local government area , Sustainability , Research Subject Categories::SOCIAL SCIENCES::Other social sciences::Library and information science
Citation
Ojo, J.O., Odunlade, R.O. and Adedokun, T.O. (2020). Information literacy for sustainable agricultural development in Nigeria: a case of farmers in Lagos-State. Journal of the Nigerian Library Association, Vol.53(2), 23-36p.