Investigation of ICT Tools in Poultry Brooding System

The study assessed the level of ICT (information and communication technology) tools involvement in poultry brooding system among poultry farmers in Ido Local Government Area of Oyo State, Nigeria. 30 respondents were randomly selected for the study. Structured questionnaire and interview schedule was used to collect data (primary data) from the selected poultry farmers, also Journals, Magazine, Federal Office of Statistic Bulletins as well as the internet served as source of secondary data.

Data collected was analyzed with aid of frequency counts and percentages as descriptive statistical tools, while Chi-square () analysis was used as inferential statistical tool. The results of analysis showed that majority (76.7%) of the respondents are male, between the ages of 21-30 years(43.3%), mostly single (60%) and well educated (70%) with good years of brooding experience. Epileptic power supply, poor mobile network, lack of availability of ICT tools, and High cost of ICT tools at percentage level of 40%, 23.3%, 20.0%, and 16.7% respectively are the major constraints encountered by the respondents in the use of ICTs in the area. The result of the Chi-square analysis () shows that age (r = 0.021; P<0.05), religion (r = 0.00304; P<0.05), and sex (r = 0.0035; P<0.05) exhibited positive and significant relationship with the use of ICT tools while educational background (r=1.74E-07; P<0.05) and ethnic group (r=1.39E-14; P<0.05) are not significant. The study recommends among others that government should encourage the use of ICTs among the poultry farmers in the area and in Nigeria at large through its inclusion in the agricultural extension programme curriculum of different states.