“Utilization and Effectiveness of ICT tools as agricultural information delivery system in Banda district of Uttar Pradesh”
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2023-08-09
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Banda University of Agriculture and Technology, Banda 20001
Abstract
Descriptive research design was used to study the extent of effectiveness and utilization
pattern of ICT tools by farmers of Banda District of Uttar Pradesh, which was selected purposefully
due to its nearness and jurisdiction of my university i.e., Banda University of Agriculture &
Technology. Banda district consists of eight blocks, namely Baberu, Badokhar Khurd, Bisanda,
Jaspura, Kamasin, Mahua, Naraini, and Tindwari, among which two blocks namely-Badhokhar
Khurd and Tindwari were selected randomly. From each block, three villages were selected
following a random sampling procedure Mawai Buzurg, Barokhar, Mahokhar from Badhokhar
Khurd and Mungus, Mahui and Lama from Tindwari Block were selected for the present study.
From each village a total of 20 farmers were randomly selected for the purpose of obtaining their
response using structured interview schedule developed specifically for this study. Thus, a total of
120 farmers were selected as respondent’s form a total of six (6) villages were selected for the
study. The data collected during the study was entered, organized and analyzed using the
appropriate statistical tools using the available software packages. The detailed analysis of socioeconomic profile indicated that the majority of the farmers were adult aged (62.50%), educated up
to middle level (34.00%), marginal and small level of land holding (63.64%), 10-20 years of
experience in Farming (60.64%), 5-10 years of experience in usage of ICT tools (60.83%), low
level of training undergone (5.00%), medium level (1 lakh to 2 lakh) of family annual income
(64.16%), medium level of mass media exposure (66.66%), medium level of extension contact
(73.34%), medium level of innovativeness (60.00%), medium level of scientific orientation
(64.16%) and medium level of economic motivation (74.17%). The detailed analysis of the
dependent variables indicated that a majority (67.50%) of respondents had a medium level of
utilization of ICT tools and almost half (49.16%) of the respondents found ICT tools effective in
providing various information related to agriculture and allied sectors. The variables viz.,
education, land holding, experience in usage of ICT tools, family annual Income, extension contact,
social participation, innovativeness, economic motivation, mass media exposure, and scientific
orientation were associated with extent of utilization and effectiveness of ICT tools. The other
variables- age, training and farming experience were not associated with extent of utilization and
effectiveness of ICT tools. The problems faced by the farmers on utilization of ICT tools were high
cost of ICT gadgets like smart phones, computers, lack of practical exposure regarding technology
shared and less number of service. The suggestions given by the farmers were reduce the costs of
ICT tools, Provide subsidies on ICT gadgets, Provide infrastructure facilities, Training should be
provided in usage of ICT tools, Provide educational facilities near village and Create awareness
campaigns on benefits of ICT tools.
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Shivendra Mishra {2023}, Utilization and Effectiveness of ICT tools as agricultural information delivery system in Banda district of Uttar Pradesh, M.Sc. (Ag.), Banda University of Agriculture and Technology, Banda 20001