Vol. 10, Special Issue 11 (2021)

Author(s):
Nikhil Tiwari, Sanjay Kumar Joshi and Yogesh Sahu

Abstract:
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in agriculture is a growing model that focuses on enlightening agricultural and other development in India (Singh et al., 2015). ICT’s can make agribusiness more lucrative and a profitable occupation for farmers by providing location based subject specific relevant information. It saves money, time and efforts and reduces dependency on so many factors in the chain of extension. The research was conducted at a micro level to find out the ICT utilization pattern of farmers of Durg district of Chhattisgarh. Total number of respondents were 384, the data was taken from all three blocks of Durg district via proportionate sampling for the true representation of population. The study revealed that 93.8 per cent and 93.5 percent respondents were using mobile phone and television respectively.