The factors of information source utilization restrictions among maize farmers in Nigeria's Edo state were investigated in this study. In agriculture, the importance of knowledge in advancing agricultural progress cannot be overstated. Increased agricultural production and improved marketing and distribution techniques require more information. With the help of a standardized questionnaire approved by expert judgment, data was collected from 150 randomly selected maize farmers and analyzed using frequency, percentage, mean, and Chi-square for hypothesis testing. The majority of respondents (66.0 percent), (59.3 percent), (53.3 percent), and (50.7 percent) had farms of less than one hectare, were married, and were males and household heads, respectively. Radio was the most popular source of information. (M = 2.60), posters and billboards (M = 2.59), and books and leaflets (M = 2.58). Poor radio and television signals (M = 3.42), insufficient rural electrification and constant power outages (M = 3.23), agriculture information and radio aired at odd hours (M = 3.15), and a lack of time to listen to agriculture were the most serious constraints faced in the use of information sources. Agriculture information (M = 3.10) is not carried on radio or television in my area (M = 2.99). At the 0.05 level of significance, there was a significant association between respondents' access to credit (R2 = 7.416), farm ownership (R2 = 12.497), sex (X2 = 13.759), and limits experienced in information source usage. It was suggested that the Ministry of Agriculture study time for broadcasting agriculture information in understandable language in order to attract maize farmers to listen. Radio and television signals need to reach rural areas in order to improve farmer audience levels for increased use of proven technologies information.
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D. U. Okoedo-Okojie
Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension Services, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria.
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