STUDY ON PERFORMANCE OF SELECTED FARMERS USING MOBILE PHONES FOR FARMING IN LAKHNAUR BLOCK OF MADHUBANI DISTRICT OF BIHAR

PANKAJ KUMAR MANDAL¹*, ANUPAM DAKUA², KIRTI³, K.N. RAVI^4
1Department of Extension Education, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 221005, Uttar Pradesh
²Department of Extension Education, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 221005, Uttar Pradesh
³Department of Extension Education, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 221005, Uttar Pradesh
⁴Department of Extension Education, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 221005, Uttar Pradesh
* Corresponding Author : pankajabhi007@gmail.com

Received : 08-08-2016     Accepted : 16-08-2016     Published : 27-10-2016
Volume : 8     Issue : 51       Pages : 2384 - 2385
Int J Agr Sci 8.51 (2016):2384-2385

Keywords : Farmers Efficiency, Agriculture, Mobile, Information, Farming
Academic Editor : Dr Kausik Pradhan
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : None declared
Author Contribution : None declared

The present study was conducted in Madhubani district of Bihar. To find out the performance of farmers in term of efficiency, effectiveness and reach of selected farmers using mobile in farming. Madhubani districts were selected purposively from the Bihar due to the following reason, the district has very rich & fertile land, they have been boon for the farmers. Total of 100 farmers were randomly selected from Block Lakhnaur in Madhubani district of Bihar. Lakhnaur block consists of 44 villages, out of which 2 villages were selected randomly for this study. Data was collected by interviewing the respondents through a structured interview schedule. Result shows that majority of respondents had contact local farmers for advice on how to deal affected crops, contact someone far away without incurring transportation cost and gain information much more quickly.