CONSTRAINTS FACED BY THE FARMERS IN THE USE OF MOBILE PHONE FOR AGRICULTURE

RAJNEESH KHINCHI¹*, N.K. SHARMA², S.S. SISODIA³, VIKAS KUMAR^4
1Department of Extension Education, Rajasthan College of Agriculture, Udaipur, Rajasthan, 303001
²Department of Extension Education, SKN College of Agriculture, Jobner, Jaipur, Rajasthan, 303328
³Department of Extension Education, Rajasthan College of Agriculture, Udaipur, Rajasthan, 303001
⁴Department of Extension Education, Rajasthan College of Agriculture, Udaipur, Rajasthan, 303001
* Corresponding Author : rajneeshkhinchi@gmail.com

Received : 28-02-2017     Accepted : 17-03-2017     Published : 12-04-2017
Volume : 9     Issue : 17       Pages : 4136 - 4138
Int J Agr Sci 9.17 (2017):4136-4138

Keywords : Information and communication technology, Crop management
Academic Editor : Lamsal Abhishes
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : The authors are heartily thankful to Department of Extension Education, SKN College of Agriculture, Jobner, Jaipur, SKNAU for providing data collection facilities and also thankful to Dr. N. K. Sharma for providing valuable guidance and facilities for the investigation
Author Contribution : None declared

21st century is the era of technology, in agriculture the information and communication technology is a new approach for development of agriculture through dissemination of new technology and agriculture information, timely and in appropriate format to the each and every farmer of country. Mobile phone is a tool of ICT with high potential of dissemination of information. This study was conducted to identify the constraints faced by the farmers in the use of mobile phone services for getting agriculture information for crop management in Bundi district of Rajasthan. Mobile phone is adequate to get information about crop management from availability of seed of new verity in market to sale of crop produce in market. However, factor such as “Fluctuating telecommunication network”, “Inability to use GPRS and 3G & 4G services”, “High cost of telecommunication network services” and “Lack of satisfactory solution of individual problem” were identified as major constraints to use mobile phone by farmers for getting agriculture information.

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