Abstract:
This study examined factors constraining the use of mobile phones in accessing agricultural information by rural
households in southern Ethiopia. A survey was employed to collect data from 320 randomly selected respondents. The
result revealed that variables such as age, level of education, annual income, money spent on mobile phone per day;
farm distance to the nearest town, ownership of mobile phones, mobile phone having handset FM radio and information
need and seeking behaviour were important factors that affect the use of mobile phones in communicating agricultural
information. The Bureau of Agriculture should consider these identified factors when designing strategies for
dissemination of agricultural information using mobile phones.
