Nandeesha, H. K. and Navitha Thimmaiah (2017) Impact of information and communication technology on agricultural sector in Karnataka: a case study of Hassan district. Journal of Media and Social Development, 5 (1). pp. 100-113. ISSN 2320-8244
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Abstract
Agriculture sector is considered to be the most predominant sector of Indian economy. From the last few decades of research, extension and farmers efforts have all contributed significantly to enhancing food production from 50 million tonnes in 1950-51to a land mark achievement of an estimated 265.04 million tonnes in 2014-15. The total demand for food production is estimated to reach 280 million tonnes by the year 2020 -21. Meeting this demand necessitates a growth rate of nearly 2 percent per annum in food grain production and the agriculture sector has to grow at a minimum targeted four percent per annum.. Given the challenges, the arrival of Information Communication Technology (ICT) is well timed. The benefits of the green revolution greatly improved agricultural productivity. Importance of ICT in the process of agriculture and economic development of India and to improve the farmer’s knowledge and crop yield is recognised. At present, a network of ICAR Institutes, State Agricultural Universities, Krishi Vigyan Kendras and Kissan Call Centres are spread across the country are responsible for developing, refining and disseminating innovative and latest technologies to reach the farmers. This study is based on a primary survey of 400 farmers belonging to four taluks of Hassan district of Karnataka. An enumerator- based questionnaire was used to collect information. The interview method was adopted to collect data from farmers who were involved in farming activities. According to the sample size determination method sample size is 384, but study has taken 400 samples for data collection to reduce some error values. The data is analysed using SPSS 20.0 and Excel. Along with simple table and charts, independent t-test is used to identify the differences between ICT users and non ICT users in the returns of agricultural commodities of paddy, maize, and potato.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Information, Technology, Users, Agriculture, Farmers, Knowledge, ICT |
| Subjects: | A Arts and Humanities > Economics |
| Divisions: | Department of > Economics and Cooperation |
| Depositing User: | Dr Raju C |
| Date Deposited: | 11 Jul 2022 10:36 |
| Last Modified: | 11 Jul 2022 10:36 |
| URI: | http://eprints.uni-mysore.ac.in/id/eprint/16214 |
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