Table 4 Access and use of digital...

Table 4

Access and use of digital technologies/infrastructure

	Frequency	Percentage (%)
Do you have access to the internet in your community?
Yes	416	72.7
No	156	27.3
Total	572	100
Do you have a smartphone?
Yes	224	39.2
No	348	60.8
Total	572	100
If you have a smartphone, what do you use it for?
WhatsApp	197	88.0
Facebook	14	6.3
IG	2	0.9
Online business	8	3.6
Other Apps	3	1.3
Total	224	100
Do you currently use any paid phone applications?
Yes	113	51.4
No	107	48.6
Total	220	100
If not, have you used any paid phone applications before?
Yes	14	13.1
No	93	86.9
Total	107	100
If you were to download or use an application, which of the following areas would
An application that gives the weather forecast	369	64.5
An application that supports pests and disease management	70	12.2
Application on weed management	40	7.0
An application that supports farm records	11	1.9
An application that supports payment (receiving and paying out)	31	5.4
An application that gives fertilizer recommendation	5	0.9
An application that supports farmers' profiling(showing age, sex, location and business	6	1.1
An application that teaches value addition or how to process crops	40	7.0
Total	572	100
What do you look out for before using an application?
Cost of application	264	46.8
Ease of application	179	31.7
Innovativeness	16	2.8
If it is to be used by other farmers	8	1.4
Solving a problem	97	17.2
Total	564	100
Does the language of instruction in an Application matter to you?
Yes	492	87.2
No	72	12.8
Total	564	100
Which of the following languages will you prefer to use as an Application?
English	104	19.1
Yoruba	296	54.1
Pidgin	12	2.2
English and Yoruba	116	21.3
Either English, Yoruba or Pidgin	16	2.9
Total	544	100

	Frequency	Percentage (%)
Do you have access to the internet in your community?
Yes	416	72.7
No	156	27.3
Total	572	100
Do you have a smartphone?
Yes	224	39.2
No	348	60.8
Total	572	100
If you have a smartphone, what do you use it for?
WhatsApp	197	88.0
Facebook	14	6.3
IG	2	0.9
Online business	8	3.6
Other Apps	3	1.3
Total	224	100
Do you currently use any paid phone applications?
Yes	113	51.4
No	107	48.6
Total	220	100
If not, have you used any paid phone applications before?
Yes	14	13.1
No	93	86.9
Total	107	100
If you were to download or use an application, which of the following areas would
An application that gives the weather forecast	369	64.5
An application that supports pests and disease management	70	12.2
Application on weed management	40	7.0
An application that supports farm records	11	1.9
An application that supports payment (receiving and paying out)	31	5.4
An application that gives fertilizer recommendation	5	0.9
An application that supports farmers' profiling(showing age, sex, location and business	6	1.1
An application that teaches value addition or how to process crops	40	7.0
Total	572	100
What do you look out for before using an application?
Cost of application	264	46.8
Ease of application	179	31.7
Innovativeness	16	2.8
If it is to be used by other farmers	8	1.4
Solving a problem	97	17.2
Total	564	100
Does the language of instruction in an Application matter to you?
Yes	492	87.2
No	72	12.8
Total	564	100
Which of the following languages will you prefer to use as an Application?
English	104	19.1
Yoruba	296	54.1
Pidgin	12	2.2
English and Yoruba	116	21.3
Either English, Yoruba or Pidgin	16	2.9
Total	544	100

Source(s): Authors’ computation

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