INFORMATION DISSEMINATION ON AGRICULTURE IN NIGERIA

(A CASE OF STUDY ANAMBRA STATE AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (ADP) AWKA)

By

UKONU MODESTA .U. FPO/HND/ L1S/09/069

Presented To

Department of Library and Information Science

This project aims at looking at information Dissemination on Agriculture in Nigeria, this is a particular reference to ADP Awka agricultural development programme in Anambra State. Its purpose were to find out what constituted the problem of information dissemination on agriculture. The study identified various information flow to farmers.
A properly organized and effective information network facilitates the adoption of new technology by the farmers, which in effect raise agricultural product.
To ensure the success of agricultural support service to farmers, immense attention must be paid to efficient organization of agricultural information services with well trained staff.
An important complement to effective information dissemination of timely needed information.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title page -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -i
Approval page -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -ii
Dedication -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -iii
Acknowledgement -    -    -    -    -    -    -    iv
Abstract -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -vi
Table of contents -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -vii

CHAPTER ONE
1.0    Introduction-    -    -    -    -    -     -    -1
1.1    Definition of Information -    -    -    -    -1
1.2    Historical Background of Anambra State Agricultural development programme -    -    -17
1.3    Statement of the problem -    -    -    -    -19
1.4    Aim of the study -    -    -    -    -    -    -21
1.5    Significant of the study -    -    -    -    -22
1.6    Scope of the study -    -    -    -    -    -22
1.7    Research Questions -    -    -    -    -    -23
1.8    Definition of terms  -    -    -    -    -    -23

CHAPTER TWO
2.0    Literature Review -    -    -    -    -    -    -27
2.1     The imperative of the term information -    -28
2.2    The Role of information in agriculture -    -    -30
2.3    Information flow to the farmers -    -    -    -34
2.4    Impact of information in development of agriculture -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -42
2.5    Problems of information in development of agriculture -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -45

CHAPTER THREE
3.1    Research Procedure and Methodology
Survey-    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -50
3.2    Population of the study -    -    -    -    -    -51
3.3    Sampling method -    -    -    -    -    -    -51
3.4    Sampling size -    -    -    -    -    -    -52
3.5    Data Collection -    -    -    -    -    -    -52
3.6    Method of data analysis -    -    -    -    -55

CHAPTER FOUR
4.1    Presentation of Findings and Data Analysis Discussion -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -56

CHAPTER FIVE
5.0    Summary, conclusion and Recommendation-73
5.1    Summary -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -73
5.2    Conclusion -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -74
5.3    Recommendations -    -    -    -    -    -75
5.4    Limitation of the study -    -    -    -    -    -79
5.5    Recommendations for further studies -    -    -80
References -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -81
Appendix I-    -    -    -    -    -    -    -83
Questionnaire     -    -    -    -    -    -    -84