Acceptance of Global Positioning Scale (GPS) technology among artisanal fishers in the Central region of Ghana
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The study examined the acceptance of Global Positioning Scale (GPS) technology among artisanal fishers in the Central region of Ghana using the extended technology acceptance model (TAM3). Structured questionnaires were used to collect data from 161 artisanal fishers using multi-stage sampling techniques. Descriptive statistics and partial least squares structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) were used to analyse the data. The results indicate that perceived usefulness and subjective norm significantly predicted 31% of the variation in behavioural intention of the fishers to adopt the GPS technology for fishing activities. Behavioural intention on the other accounted for 5% of the variance in the use behaviour of the fishers in the Central region. Therefore, extension agents should leverage on the ability of the GPS technology to improve productivity, performance and the effectiveness of the fishing activity together with the influence of family, friends and canoe owners to improve the adoption of the technology among artisanal fishers in the Central region.
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