INFORMATION RESOURCES AND SERVICES NEEDS OF FISH FARMERS IN ADAMAWA STATE, NIGERIA

Abstract

The study investigated the Information Resources and Information Services Needs of Fish Farmers in Adamawa State, Nigeria. The researcher used quantitative research method and survey research design was adopted for the study. Questionnaire was the instrument used for data collection. The population of the study covered 232 registered fish farmers with the Ministry of Environment in Adamawa State. There is no sample for the study, the researcher used the whole population because they are manageable. 232 questionnaire were administered with the help of research assistants, 216 copies of the questionnaire were returned and found useful for the data analyses. The data was analysed using descriptive statistics, the result shows that fish farmers in Adamawa State have need for information resources and information on some services. Their information resources needs include televisions, radios, GSMs and educators, while they need the services of educators, extension workers, government agencies services, non-governmental organisations services, loans and credit facilities services. Therefore the research recommended that the Adamawa State government should made available more educators, extension workers, loans and credit facilities services, government agencies services and also corroborate with non-governmental agencies to provide services they feel they can offer to fish farmers in Adamawa State to help boost productivity of fish farming. They should also provide constant power supply because without electricity powering of such gadgets will be costly should alternative source of power be used. Public and mobile libraries should be made available in most remote areas so that fish farmers can have access to current and relevant information resources.