ICT, ITs' Impact in Agro Forecasts in Nigeria
Obikwelu R Okonkwo1, Eugenia Ngozi Ezeah2, Ifeyinwa N. Arinze3, Ifeyinwa Jane Iyawa4
Citation : Obikwelu R Okonkwo, Eugenia Ngozi Ezeah, Ifeyinwa N. Arinze, Ifeyinwa Jane Iyawa, ICT, ITs' Impact in Agro Forecasts in Nigeria International Journal of Research Studies in Computer Science and Engineering 2015, 2(8) : 25-31
Agricultural sector in Nigeria is not embraced with rapid advancement in Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs), which led to its' challenges such as poor productivity of the agro products, inadequate dissemination of information, manual processing of agro products and mismanagement of the agro resources. This paper proposes an agro system that utilizes ICT effectively to enhance on the above mentioned challenges in agricultural sector and make a forecast on both raw material and production of the products to enable the rural farmers to make adequate decisions on the agro products.