AGRICULTURAL INFORMATION: A CATALYST FOR PRODUCTIVITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Abstract

Agricultural information is an important aspect of agricultural practices. It is a bridge that links farmers to access information from customers, receive market update, acquisition of fertilizers and pesticide information, weather forecast for productivity etc. The paper focuses on agricultural information, productivities as it leads to economic development. The study population are registered farmers in Ogun state Nigeria. The proportionate stratified random sampling technique was used in the study. The study sample size totals 387 farmers and 363 copies of questionnaires were retrieved. Regression analysis was used to analyze the hypothesis in order to describe the variables in the study. The findings revealed that agricultural information significantly influenced productivity and economic development (β =.282, t =4.191, R² =.064, p<.05). The paper concluded that the use of information gadget by farmers for agricultural information should be encouraged. Effort should be made by the agricultural agencies to establish relationship with telecommunication companies in other to enhance productivity.