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THE USE OF
RADIO BROADCASTING IN RURAL DEVELOPMENT
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of the Study
To say that
rural dwellers constitute the “majority of mankind” tantamount to stating the
obvious. The picture as it exists Nigeria, cuts across the entire developing
countries of Africa, Latin America and Asia. Ruralism, one may be tempted to
hurriedly conclude, is synonymous with the general condition of
underdevelopment in these countries. By rural societies, we imply ways of life
that are traditionally oriented, linked with, but separate from urban centres,
combining market activities with subsistence production.
People who are
engaged in rural non-farm economic activities need information on food
processing, banking, textile, weaving, raffia work and tailoring, among others.
They also require information on wood works, metal work, repair services for
radio, television, vehicles and watches and other miscellaneous activities like
soap making (Belshew, 2005). Rural people also need information on the
importance of good source of drinking water and the prevention of common
diseases. Mortality and malnutrition of children are particularly prevalent in
rural communities; therefore, a lot of information on childcare is required.
Rural dwellers also require information on social participation in any
programme for rural development.
The above
implies that the rural populace is, in essence, characterized by such features
as widespread ignorance which results from their inability to read and write
scattered settlements and high level of illiteracy. In addition, the rural
populace represents the constituency of the bulk of victims of inaccessibility
to such urban amenities as good shelter and health facilities. In relation to
other parts of the globe. Rogers (2008) once found that “Asia, Africa and Latin
America have a total of no less than 1.75 billion peasants”, which implies that
no less than “three fourths of the population in most less developed countries
are peasant rural dwellers” Coming to the specific instance of Nigeria, apart
from the much quoted seventy-five (75%) percentage of rural and illiterate
Nigerians, the 2006 Nigerian census indicates a total population figure of
166.2 million for the country. Of this, a staggering figure was found to be
rural. For the fact that the country’s population had steadily soared up since
this last census exercise, it is better imagined what the rural population
situation will be as at the moment.
Obviously,
the rural populace suffers from an acute low productivity, social and economic
retrogression due mainly to ignorance, which is also a direct consequence of
either inadequate or total lack of information provision to them (Belshew,
2005). Hence, their social exclusion from active participation in national
development efforts. Considering their numerical strength in relation to the
potentiality of what positively significant contributions they stand to make in
the society generally, their exclusion from the main-stream of events can, at
best, be described as a cog in the wheel of the nation’s progress. After all,
the fact that information has always played an important role in human life and
as a basic human need was never a subject of controversy. If it is then true
that information and ideas, agreed upon by information experts, are basic human
needs, it will not be out of place making bold to state that free and equal
accessibility to such information and ideas by every member of the society
irrespective of racial, religious, geopolitical and socioeconomic status
becomes even more foundational (Njokus, 2001). This is even more so that every
human society–urban and rural alike–had been found to be considerably dependent
on various types of information, though at different levels, for their
existence, survival and growth on a daily basis.
It was
therefore in an attempt to attend to all and sundry via information provision
that the philosophy behind the emergence of the popular broadcast media of
communication was rooted. The library as such an information provision
instrument is however a comparatively recent phenomenon. The need to adequately
inform every segment of a society could not have been unconnected to the
realization of the essence of information and knowledge as a veritable
democratic tool. Effective access to it increase people’s ability to be
informed on current issues, on how to conduct personal as well as civic
obligations and responsibilities.
In this way,
every member is duly carried along; individual, community and national drive
towards a general societal emancipation with that much needed sense of
belonging. After all, an uniformed society cannot be free while a society
devoid of freedom can hardly endure. Hence the emergence of professionals in the field of information whose specialties
revolve around the primary functions of gathering, processing, organizing and
ultimately providing a wide variety of useful information to an equally wide
spectrum of audience (Moemeka, 2005) . This also led to the need for people
specially trained in the handling and use of such technological instruments as
the newspaper and recently the satellite broadcast together with appropriate
techniques for ensuring a satisfactory provision of information. These are
hereby referred to as the information professionals, in whatever guise or
disguise for so long as they perform those earlier stated basic functions of
information provision.
In rural
areas, the radio plays a vital role in spreading information, educating and
enlightening people, strengthening national integration, and creating national
identity.
Radio has
the potential for information, inspiration, and instruction for rural dwellers.
From the definition of rural dwellers, most will be illiterates and few
literates, engaged in the production of food fibre and raw materials. Those
engaged in agriculture would no doubt require information on specific supplies
required on their farm. They need to know where, when and how to begin to plant
seeds, use pesticides, use mechanical equipment, etc. They also need to know
the process, names of suppliers and how to satisfy the conditions for obtaining
them (Njokus, 2001).
1.2 Statement of the Problem
It remains a fact that rural
information provision by information professionals is far from adequate in
Nigeria as a whole and Edo State in particular. It has been observed, and
correctly too, that the specific area of information provision to rural
dwellers has suffered greatly and perennially from near-complete neglect. Thus,
the rural populace, in contrast to its urban counterpart, is information
starved. The urban-oriented nature of popular media of mass information
provision outfits like the radio had further compounded the problem by creating
the unwholesome impression that information needs and efforts towards meeting
such needs are strictly urban affairs. The problem necessitating this study is
therefore what is the role of radio in rural development?
1.3 Objectives of the Study
i. To examine the importance of radio
to rural dwellers.
ii. To examine the role of radio in
promoting rural development.
iii. To ascertain the problem militating
against the utilization of radio for rural dweller’s social, political and
economic development.
iv. To ascertain the extent to which
radio has aid in ensuring rural development
v. To examine the extent to which the
rural community depends on radio for information.
1.4 Research Questions
Based on the purpose of the study,
the following questions were addressed in the study.
i. What are the importance’s of radio
to rural dwellers?
ii. What are the role of radio in rural
development?
iii. What are the problem militating
against the print media in their dissemination of information to rural
dwellers?
iv. To what extent has radio aid in
ensuring rural development?
v. To what extent has the rural areas
depends on radio for information.
1.5 Significance of the Study
The relevance of this research work
cannot be over emphasized given the importance of information to mankind.
The outcome of this study will
equip the print media and personnel to provide adequate information that is
needed for rural development.
It also will serve as a source of
reference to rural dwellers in educating them on the importance of the print
media in rural development.
In the academic, the out of this
study will assist lecturers especially those treating related topics in passing
knowledge across to the students. It will serve a reference material to
lecturers.
Finally, students of mass
communication will also find the work useful as it touches on their area of
specialization.
1.6 Scope of the Study
This study
is designed to critically examine radio as an effective tools for developing
rural area in Nigeria.
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