THE ROLE OF ICT PROJECTS IN AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION

M.P. RAJ¹*, D.R. KATHIRIYA², N.M. VEGAD^3
1College of Agricultural Information Technology, Anand Agricultural University, Anand, Gujarat 388110
²College of Agricultural Information Technology, Anand Agricultural University, Anand, Gujarat 388110
³College of Agricultural Information Technology, Anand Agricultural University, Anand, Gujarat 388110
* Corresponding Author : mraj@aau.in

Received : 09-04-2016     Accepted : 16-04-2016     Published : 21-06-2016
Volume : 8     Issue : 21       Pages : 1399 - 1401
Int J Agr Sci 8.21 (2016):1399-1401

Keywords : ICT, Agricultural Extension
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Author Contribution : None declared

The motto of extension and educations service of agriculture is to transfer knowledge related to research and lessons learned that are scattered and mostly anecdotal, to the relevant persons. Communication and Information technologies have emerged very fast and are widely accepted by upcoming generation of India. ICTs thus hold great promise for transforming agriculture sector also. ICTs comprises of tools and resources used to communicate, to create, disseminate, store, and manage information. Time required for knowledge transfer and problem solving has declined by integrating ICT and agriculture. This paper highlights some of the important ICT applications in India, which have revolutionized extension and education service even in remote areas.