A. A. Falaki|Mosiforeba Victoria Adegbija
INVESTIGATING THE USE OF THE MEDIA IN DISSEMINATING INFORMATION ON CLIMATE CHANGE IN NORTH CENTRAL NIGERIA
University of Ilorin|University of Ilorin
information dissemination use media technology important understanding threat impact adaptation options climate change poses regarding livelihood farmers nigeria specifically entire world generallythis study investigates use media disseminating information climate change constraints limiting climate change adaptation north central nigeriaan intervieweradministered questionnaire used obtain data 411 farmers study areaa multistage sampling technique used selecting respondents data collected analysed using descriptive inferential statistical toolsthe mean age farmers 52 yearsthe mean years farming experience 33 years513 farmers femalestheir literacy level low 306 secondary educationthe common household appliances among respondents radio sets 776 motor cycles 55 mobile telephones 306594 received information extension agentsbetween 2008 2011 half received information temperature rainfall climate change sourceextension agents batteryoperated radios ranked leading sources information climate changeinadequate information due inadequate media coverage climate change nigeria particular low literacy level principal constraints climate change adaptationit recommended literacy level respondents improved establishment adult education literacy classes study area benefit print mediait recommended timely adequate information rural farmers climate 14 httpglobalmediajournalsacza change given via media technologies