Utilization of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) by Agricultural Extension Workers in Niger State, Nigeria

Subject Areas : Agricultural Extension

S.I Umar ¹ , U.S Mohammed ² , S Jibrin ³ , R. K Usman ⁴ , H Sallawu ⁵ , M. H Usman ⁶

1 - Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension Technology, Federal University of Technology Minna, Nigeria
2 - Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension Technology, Federal University of Technology Minna, Nigeria
3 - Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension Technology, Federal University of Technology Minna, Nigeria
4 - Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension Technology, Federal University of Technology Minna, Nigeria
5 - Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension Technology, Federal University of Technology Minna, Nigeria
6 - Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension Technology, Federal University of Technology Minna, Nigeria

Received: 2014-09-17 Accepted : 2015-01-08 Published : 2015-02-22

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