Assessment of Plantain Farmer’s Use of Information and Communication Technology in Yenagoa and Ogbia Local Government Areas of Bayelsa State

The study examined assessment of plantain farmers' use of Information and Communication Technology in Yenagoa and Ogbia Local Government Areas of Bayelsa State. The study was designed to describe the socio-economic characteristics of plantain farmers, examine level of awareness of plantain farmers toward the use of ICT, determine the usefulness of ICT to farmers and identify factors affecting ICT usage by plantain farmers. Five (5) communities were selected from each of the Local Government Areas making a total of ten (10) communities which were Otueke, Otuosega, Oruema, Oberema Abobiri, Swali, Akaba, Fangbe, Onura and Oje and twelve (12) plantain farmers were selected from each commun