The Role of ICT in Utilization of Teff Technologies in Enebsie Sar Midir District, East Gojjam Zone, Ethiopia

Abstract

This study was intended to assess the role of ICTs in utilization of teff technologies in Enebsie Sar Midir district. Simple random sampling procedure was used to select three kebeles and 136 households. Questionnaire and observation were used to collect data. Descriptive statistics like mean, percentage and frequency and univariate analysis such as t-test and chi-square tests and binary logistic regression model were used to analyze the data. Network interruption, language problem and usage difficulty were among the challenges not to use mobile phone. Interruption of electric power and information being not area specific were some challenges not to use radio and television for teff technologies. Construction of infrastructures, provision of adult education and trainings for farmers, introduction of Amharic language enabled mobile phones is very useful for increasing information and communication technologies use in teff technologies and hence increase teff production.