Farmers' Utilization of Utom Inwang Agricultural Broadcast on Atlantic FM 104.5 Radio Station, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria

ABSTRACT

This study examined farmers' utilization of the Utom Inwang agricultural program on Atlantic 104.5 FM radio station. Data on listenership, utilization and constraints to utilization of information aired on the program were obtained from 150 randomly selected farmers. Although more of the respondents (53.3%) had a low listenership status, utilization of information was high (54.7%). Constraints to utilization were lack of finance ($\bar{x}$ = 1.51) and poor feedback ($\bar{x}$ = 1.21). Farming experiences (r = 0.188, p ≤ 0.05) and annual income (r = 0.376, p ≤ 0.05) were significantly related to utilization of the broadcast. Utom Inwang should be sustained, while financial information and feedback mechanisms should be improved upon.

KEYTERMS:

• agricultural information
• farmer-listeners
• radio for development
• listenership status
• Utom Inwang broadcasts