Perception and Utilization Pattern of Information and Communication Technology Tools by the Farmers of Nagarkurnool District

Author: B. Rajashekar, K. Aruna, M. Rajashekhar, T. Prabhakar Reddy, M. Jagan Mohan Reddy and G. Shiva Charan

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Abstract

Information and Communication Technology (ICT) can revolutionize Indian farming sector and can benefit all farmers. ICT’s today serving many purposes like agriculture, business and social development activities etc., especially in agriculture from crop production technologies to marketing, facilitating forward & backward linkages to the farm produce. ICTs is digital interactive platform assisting farmers and other stakeholders in agriculture. The study reported more than (63.33%) half of the farmers indicated that information is highly relevant to the particular location and need based, Majority (55.00%) of the farmers expressed that information is technical and applicable, locally feasible to our situation and acted as a preventative measures of yield losses. Majority of respondents (58.33%) farmers were expressed that the available information is easy to understand, 60.00 per cent of the respondents expressed that ICT tools provided information were adequate and enough to adopt and practice in field situations and 48.33 per cent of the farmers expressed that available information is compatable and applicable in field conditions. In content availability majority (78.33%) of the expressed that crop protection measures followed by crop management technologies and input information. Whereas usage of ICT tool most (70.00%) of the farmers expressed that daily followed by need based. In reasons for using of ICT tools most (88.33%) of the farmers expressed that app having diversity data followed local language of the content.

Keywords

ICT, Perception, content and Extent of usage

Conclusion

The ICT tools important for dissemination of agricultural information to the farmers and can play a greater role in enhancing efficiency of extension services by reaching the unreached farmers in remote areas. The study revealed that mobile app services are highly relevant to the farm situation, locally feasible, economic, understandable, needful, saves time and money, practically applicable in field conditions. ICT era serves as a boon to the welfare of the farming community.

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How to cite this article

B. Rajashekar, K. Aruna, M. Rajashekhar, T. Prabhakar Reddy, M. Jagan Mohan Reddy and G. Shiva Charan (2022). Perception and Utilization Pattern of Infrormation and Communication Technology Tools by the Farmers of Nagarkurnool District. Biological Forum – An International Journal, 14(4): 1111-1114.