Role of KVK Aligarh in dissemination of farming technologies through ICT tools
ICT interventions of KVK Aligarh and its impact
Keywords:
Information and Communication Technology, Impact of KVK, Role of Social Media in Agriculture, Kisan Rath App, Aarogya Setu App, Agricultural Technologies, ICTAbstract
The present study analyses usage of various Information Communication Technology tools and their ways of promoting different technologies to the farmers of district Aligarh by Krishi Vigyan Kendra. Social media is the new upcoming area in agricultural marketing and farming activities. This study adopted descriptive research, and primary data collection tools were structured questionnaire and in-depth interviews of farmers. The social media tools are making farmers digitally literate. About 91.20% farmers indicated that advisories shared to them solved their challenges faced by them on time, and about 81.52% farmers said that information they received by different ICT tools proved to be useful. Majority of farmers were found to be using effective agricultural techniques along with Arogya Setu and Kisan Rath App to enhance productivity as per advisories. The role of ICT Tools to develop agriculture in the rural areas is being established and farmers are accepting it very well.
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