Abstract
Emerging technologies have the potential of improving the food supply to the huge nation’s population instead of relying on traditional farming implements. The technologies reduce drudgery among farmers and attract more young farmers into farming industry. The study determines impact of emerging technologies in agricultural education on food security. The study adopted survey research design. Two research questions and two hypotheses guided the study. The study was carried out in Plateau State. The population for the study was 102 made up of 34 extension agents and 68 lecturers. Simple random sampling method was used in sampling the population of farmers. Structured questionnaire was used for data collection. The instrument was face validated by five experts. Cronbach Alpha reliability coefficient of 0.83 was obtained for the instrument. Data was collected by the researchers with the help of three research assistants. Data collected were analyzed using mean, standard deviation and t-test. The study identified 18 artificial intelligence (AI) skills required by farmers for prompt decision making in Plateau State and 17 skills use in operating global position system (GPS) by farmers for commercial agriculture in Plateau State. The study recommends the adoption of the skills in the state to improve food security to attain local and international needs.
Keywords: Emerging technologies, technology, agricultural education and food security.
Publication Date: 2023-09-09