Authors : A.U. Ofuoku , B.I. Isife and G.N. Emah
Abstract: 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 x2 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.
A.U. Ofuoku , B.I. Isife and G.N. Emah , 2007. Adoption of Mobile Phone among Poultry Farmers in Delta State Nigeria. Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 2: 10-16.