TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background to the Study … .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
1.2 Statement of Problem … .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
1.3 Research Questions … .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
1.4 Objectives of the Study … .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
1.5 Significance of the Study … .. .. .. .. .. .. .
1.6 Scope of the Study … .. .. .. .. .. .. .
1.7 Limitation of the Study … .. .. .. .. .. .. .
1.8 Operational Definition of Key Terms … .. .. .. .. .
References … .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
CHAPTER TWO: REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
2.1 Introduction….. … .. .. .. .. .
2.2Utilization of Mobile Phones for Agricultural Information Access and Use.
2.3 Types of Agricultural Information .. .. .. .. ..
2.3.1 Sources of Agricultural Information … .. .. ..
2.4 Access to Agricultural Information… .. .. .. .. .. .
2.5 Utilization of Agricultural Information .. .. .. .. ..
2.5.1 Factors that Influence Access and Utilization of Agricultural Information.. .
2.5.1.1Household‟s Personal and Demographic Variable … .. .. .
2.5.1.2 Household‟s Socio-economic Variable….. .. .. .. .. .
2.5.1.3Institutional Factors … .. .. .. .. . .. .
2.6 Challenges to the Utilization of Mobile Phones for Agricultural Information Access
and Use .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .
2.7 Summary of the Review … .. .. .. .. .. ..
References … .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
CHAPTER THREE: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
3.1 Introduction … .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .38
3.2 Research Method Adopted for the Study … .. ..
3.3 Population of the Study … .. .. .. .. ..
3.4 Sample and Sampling Techniques … .. .. .. .
3.5 Instrument for Data Collection … .. .
3.5.1 Questionnaire … .. .. .. .. .. ..
3.6 Validity of the Instrument .. .. ..
3.7 Reliability of the Instrument … .. .. .. .. ..
3.8 Procedure for Data Collection … .. .. .. ..
3.9 Procedure for Data Analysis … .. .. .. .. .. .
References … .. .. .
CHAPTER FOUR: DATA PRESNTATION, ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION
4.1Introduction … .. .. .. .. .. ..
4.2 Response Rate … .. ..
4.3 Demographic Analysis of the Respondents … .. .. .
4.3.1 Gender Distribution of the Respondents … .. ..
4.3.2 Age Distribution of the Respondents … .. .. .. ..
4.3.3 Marital Status of the Respondents … .. .. .
4.3.4 RespondentsEducational Level … .. ..
4.4Procedure for Utilising Mobile Phones in Accessing Agricultural Information
4.5 Extent of Use of Mobile Phones in Accessing Agricultural Information ..
4.6 Types of Agricultural Information Accessed through Mobile Phones .. .
4.7 Extent of Utilization of Agricultural Information through Mobile Phones .
4.8 Challengesto the Utilisation of MobilePhones for Agricultural Information
Access … .. .. .. .. ..
References … .. .. ..
CHAPTER FIVE: SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION
5.1 Introduction … .. .. .. .. .. ..
5.2 Summary of the Study … .. .. .
5.3 Summary of the Major Findings … .. .. .. .. .
5.4Conclusion. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
5.5 Contributions to knowledge .. .. .. .. .. ..
5.6 Recommendations … .. .. .. .. .. ..
5.7 Suggestion for further Research… .. .. ..
BIBLIOGRAPHY … .. .. .. .. .. .
Appendix I … .. .. .. .. .. ..
Appendix II … .. .. .. .
Appendix III … .. .. ..