Year 2024, Volume 9, Issue 2
| Year : | 2024 |
| Volume : | 9 |
| Issue : | 2 |
| Authors : | Olawuyi O. S., Alabi R. A., Robert A. B.C. |
| Title : | OPERATIONALIZATION OF ICT FOR ENHANCING AGRITOURISM POTENTIALS OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY PRACTICES IN INTEGRATED FARMS’ IN NIGERIA |
| Abstract : | Information communication technology is being engaged by people for various reasons. There are different types of ICT that are used for meeting different needs. Agritourism essentially implies time bound leisure trips to farms or ex-farm houses. Agritourism in Nigeria is essentially in its potential stage as many farmers and investors are not engaging it yet. Thus, it is pertinent to examine how these agritourism potentials can be turned into full blown assets with available technologies. Data were elicited from farmers into integrated farming systems in Ibadan, Nigeria, with the aid of questionnaire and analysed both descriptively and inferentially. The result revealed that most of the farmers are aware of ICT facilities and use them for different agricultural engagements. The tourism potentials of the integrated farms based on the different engagements of the farmers that can enthuse agritourists like feed composition and milling, livestock pen, vaccination and medication services amongst others were highlighted. The result of the study further revealed that ICT components (radio, television and the internet) have significant relationship with the following indicators of animal husbandry; feed composition and milling, breeding of animals, sight of animals, livestock pens, animal slaughtering and animal dressing. However, ICT has the largest effect on animal slaughtering. |
| Keywords : | Agritourism potentials, animal husbandry, ICT |
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