Agriculture and Environmental Studies

A study of women farmers’ agricultural information needs and accessibility: A case study of Apa Local Government Area of Benue State, Nigeria

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The study was aimed at determining women farmers’ agricultural information needs and accessibility, using Apa
local government area of Benue State as a case study. A sample size of 70 women farmers was initially taken for
the study but only data for 65 respondents were analyzed. Simple random sampling technique was used for the
sample selection and questionnaire was used to elicit information from the respondents. Both descriptive and
inferential statistics were used for data analysis. The result showed highest information needs in the areas of
pesticides and fertilizer applications and improved farm implements. Husbands, fellow women and mass media
were the main sources of agricultural information to women farmers and accessibility of information from these
sources was relatively high. Age, educational level and income of women farmers showed significant relationships
with their accessibility to agricultural information at 5% level of significance. It is recommended that enough
information should be provided in the needed areas and women adult literacy and economic empowerment
programmes should be given serious attention to enhance their access to needed agricultural information.

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: African Journal of Gender and Women Studies., 2019

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women's movements
Women's Organisations
Southern Africa

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