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International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences, 2018
India is second most populous country in the world. Majority of its population lives in villages ... more India is second most populous country in the world. Majority of its population lives in villages and their main occupation is farming. Agriculture contributes around 17 per cent of the total GDP, 65 per cent of Indian population lives mainly in its 600,000 villages. Farmers in India facing a lot of problems in maximizing the crop productivity because of experts/scientific advice on crop production and marketing is not reaching the farming community in a timely manner. With the fixed availability of land and water, higher agricultural growth can only be achieved by increasing productivity through effective use of the better technology; farmers also face high transaction costs and information constraints that limit optimal production and marketing choices. Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) have significant potential to solve these shortcomings, providing cost-effective communication that allows farmers to take advantage of previously untapped trade opportunities and to learn about previously unknown innovative practices. Since this is an era of information & technology, ICT has a great role in transforming our society. So, keeping these things in mind the present study was conducted in Samastipur district of Bihar to know that how far technologies are available and how far their implantation have been done and use more easily.
IJCMAS, 2018
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) can revolutionize Indian farming sector and also b... more Information and Communication Technology (ICT) can revolutionize Indian farming sector and also benefit all farmers through this new technology including small landholders. Agriculture is the most important sector because majority of the rural population in developing countries depending on it for their livelihood. The traditional approaches that adapted for agriculture development, has numerous challenges in terms of production, marketing, profit etc. The challenges of the traditional agriculture are addressed significantly by using Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) that play a very important role in uplifting the livelihoods of the rural small landholder farmers. ICT helps in growing demand for new approaches. It also helps in empowering the rural people by providing better access to natural resources, effective production strategies, improved agricultural technologies, markets, banking and financial services etc.
International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences, 2018
India is second most populous country in the world. Majority of its population lives in villages ... more India is second most populous country in the world. Majority of its population lives in villages and their main occupation is farming. Agriculture contributes around 17 per cent of the total GDP, 65 per cent of Indian population lives mainly in its 600,000 villages. Farmers in India facing a lot of problems in maximizing the crop productivity because of experts/scientific advice on crop production and marketing is not reaching the farming community in a timely manner. With the fixed availability of land and water, higher agricultural growth can only be achieved by increasing productivity through effective use of the better technology; farmers also face high transaction costs and information constraints that limit optimal production and marketing choices. Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) have significant potential to solve these shortcomings, providing cost-effective communication that allows farmers to take advantage of previously untapped trade opportunities and to learn about previously unknown innovative practices. Since this is an era of information & technology, ICT has a great role in transforming our society. So, keeping these things in mind the present study was conducted in Samastipur district of Bihar to know that how far technologies are available and how far their implantation have been done and use more easily.
IJCMAS, 2018
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) can revolutionize Indian farming sector and also b... more Information and Communication Technology (ICT) can revolutionize Indian farming sector and also benefit all farmers through this new technology including small landholders. Agriculture is the most important sector because majority of the rural population in developing countries depending on it for their livelihood. The traditional approaches that adapted for agriculture development, has numerous challenges in terms of production, marketing, profit etc. The challenges of the traditional agriculture are addressed significantly by using Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) that play a very important role in uplifting the livelihoods of the rural small landholder farmers. ICT helps in growing demand for new approaches. It also helps in empowering the rural people by providing better access to natural resources, effective production strategies, improved agricultural technologies, markets, banking and financial services etc.