Determining Preferred ICT Tools Use Among the Farmers in Kota, Rajasthan, India

Abstract

The Study on Utilization of different ICT tools by the farmers for getting agricultural information in Kota District of Rajasthan was conducted on the year 2021-2022 by the department of agricultural extension and communication, Multistage sample technique was used in the selection of 399 ICT user farmers as a sample for the study. The most frequently used ICT tools for getting various agricultural information were internet and mobile. The results showed that majority of the respondents (31.25 per cent) used mobile for weather forecasting information, majority of the respondents (22.50 per cent) used internet for input specification and prices, majority of the respondents (40.85 per cent) used internet for weather based fore casting of pest and diseases. Majority of the respondents (29.25 per cent) felt that information regarding the best packages of practices for various crops cultivated in the area like cereals, pulses, fruits and vegetable and many others were perceived appropriately by using internet,majority of the respondents (29.25 per cent) used internet for value addition. It is indicated that majority of the respondents (30.12 per cent) used internet for quality standards for export, majority of the respondents (45.90 per cent) used internet for credit and finance information. It was also revealed that majority of the respondents (25.50 per cent) used mobile for getting detailed crop insurance information, majority of the respondents (25.85 per cent) used mobile for market forecasting information. It was clearly depicted that majority of the respondents (45.90 per cent) used mobile for warehouses and cold storages information; majority of the respondents used (51.45 per cent) internet for subsidies information. It was revealed that majority of the respondents (36.55 per cent) used internet for revenue aspects of land records information.