TY  - JOUR
T1  - Adoption of Mobile Phone among Poultry Farmers in Delta State Nigeria
AU - , A.U. Ofuoku AU - , B.I. Isife AU - , G.N. Emah 
JO  - Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences
VL  - 2
IS  - 1
SP  - 10
EP  - 16
PY  - 2007
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1816-949x
DO  - jeasci.2007.10.16
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=jeasci.2007.10.16
KW  - Adoption
KW  -mobile phone
KW  -poultry farmers
KW  -information
KW  -communication
KW  -technology
KW  -delta state
AB  - This study was designed to ascertain the level of adoption of mobile phones in information exchange and the constraints of mobile phone adoption by poultry farmers in Delta State, Nigeria. Data were obtained rising questionnaire from 120 respondents. Descriptive Statistics and x<SUP>2</SUP> were used to analyze the data. The adoption of mobile phone was fairly good. The information exchanged by poultry farmers and other stakeholders were on health problems; request for drugs and feeds, sources of feeds and drugs, request for the attention of veterinarians, poultry product marketers, current prices of inputs/outputs and information about meetings. The veterinary medical practitioners were the stakeholders that poultry farmers exchanged information with most frequently using mobile phones. The others were veterinary product marketers, feed sellers/marketers, other farmers etc. The reasons behind mobile savings quality assurance of reaching the receivers at all times, flexibility/carriability quality and faster access to other stakeholders. The constraints of the adoption of mobile phone included the cost of running a mobile phone and network failure. The result of the hypothesis showed that the farm size and the educational attainment of poultry farmers had significant relationships with adoption of mobile phone. The study recommended accompany for adoption of mobile phones among poultry farmers; poultry farmers associations assistance on mobile phone ownership, extension network coverage to rural areas at lower rates and training on mobile phone operation.
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