Agricultural Information Literacy of Farmers in the Northern Region of Bangladesh

    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Akanda, A.K.M. Eamin Ali (author) and Roknuzzaman, Md. (author)
    Format:
    Online journal article
    Publication Date:
    2012
    URL:
    https://www.iiste.org/Journals/index.php/IKM/article/view/2491
    Published:
    Academic Hosting & Event Management Solutions
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 93 Document Number: D10854
    Journal Title:
    Information and Knowledge Management
    Journal Title Details:
    2(6)
    Subject Term:
    communication barriers, communication channels, education, farmer needs, farmers, government, information needs, literacy, rural development, Bangladesh (Southern Asia), information communication technology, and agricultural information
    Notes:
    11 pages., via online journal., The study aims at exploring the extent of agricultural information literacy of farmers in the northern region of Bangladesh. Besides the review of relevant literature the study conducts a questionnaire-based survey of 160 farmers working in ten districts in the region. The analysis of the survey shows that farmers need information for various purposes of agricultural activities, and they use different sources and media for access to such information. Many of the farmers, however, are not well aware of modern techniques of agriculture, and they occasionally use such techniques for farming. Due to some problems farmers are moderately satisfied in getting agricultural information, and in many cases their satisfaction level is very low. The paper concludes with providing certain recommendations for the improvement of information literacy of the farmers in Bangladesh.

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