AWARENESS OF FARMERS TOWARD USAGES PATTERN OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES (ICTS) IN HARYANA

RUPENDER KUMAR¹*, S.R. HUDDA², KRISHAN YADAV³, SAROJ KUMARI⁴, GAGAN MEHTA^5
1Department of Extension Education, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hissar, 125004, Haryana
²Department of Extension Education, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hissar, 125004, Haryana
³Department of Extension Education, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hissar, 125004, Haryana
⁴Department of Extension Education, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hissar, 125004, Haryana
⁵Department of Extension Education, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hissar, 125004, Haryana
* Corresponding Author : rupenderkamboj@ymail.com

Received : 27-12-2016     Accepted : 07-01-2017     Published : 12-01-2017
Volume : 9     Issue : 2       Pages : 3650 - 3652
Int J Agr Sci 9.2 (2017):3650-3652

Keywords : ICTs, Farming, Agriculture, Animal Practices
Academic Editor : Dr Sanbagavalli Subramanian, Dr Bharat Singh
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Sincere and gratitude thanks to Prof. Dr. R. S. Hudda Extension Education Dep., Faculty of CCSHAU, Hisar University, for his help and extraordinary effort during the achievement of Ph.D. Thesis. Their guidance and encouragement during the extraordinary effort during writing this manuscript
Author Contribution : All members were equally contributed in research

The present study was carried out in four district of Haryana state. In total 240 respondents viz., 60 farmers from each district, 30 farmers from each block and 15 farmers from each village were selected for present study. Age, education, social participation, land holding, extension contact, mass media exposure, irrigation facilities, risk orientation, economic motivation and scientific orientation and number of ICTs tools use by farmers were the personal profile of farmers. Farmers use of ICTs for the purpose of information of Variety followed by Marketing, Schedule of water supply, Supportive facts, Plant protection measures etc Usages of ICTs for Marketing of dairy product , Health care practices , Management practices , Breeding and Reproduction practices.