Keywords
ICT
Fishermen
Doron-Baga
Abstract
Digital and other electronic technologies are transforming our economies, societies and people’s lives. Technology has had an especially profound impact on the information and communications activities that have always been central to sustainable development. This study assessed the use of ICT tools amongst fishermen in Doron-Baga, Borno state. The population of the study comprised 785 registered fishermen from Doron-Baga fishing community. Samples of the study consist of seventy-one respondents which include fifty-three (53) fishermen in Doron-Baga, eleven (11) agricultural extension officers and seven (7) lecturers in fisheries and aquaculture were selected through a random sampling technique. The instrument for the collection of data was a structured questionnaire, developed by the researcher on the assessment of ICT usage amongst fishermen in Doron-Baga. The data collected were analyzed using frequency count, percentage, mean and standard deviation. The result showed that the most frequently used ICT tools are mobile phones and radio while GPS, Remote sensing, and Sonar were not used. Also, the study revealed that Fishermen lack of expertise with ICT, Insufficient knowledge of appropriate software, and Lack of confidence in using ICT, amongst others are factors that hinders fishermen readiness to use ICT. The study has therefore concluded that fishing in ICT is still at its infant stage in Doron-Baga despites its benefits are well understood.
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