APPLICATION OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES IN AGRICULTURE BY EXTENSION PERSONNEL
Information and communication technology (ICT) can modernize agriculture extension system of India and ICT can play an important role for improving the quality life of farmers. Looking to the importance and scope of ICT application in agriculture the present study was carried out in Udaipur district of Rajasthan state. A total of 160 extension personnel (80 from Governmental Organizations and 80 from NGOs) were selected. To investigate ICT application in agriculture, five commonly used ICT tools- namely computer, Internet, mobile phone, kisan call center and information kiosks were selected. Data were collected through face to face interviews with the help of a developed instrument. The findings of the study show that application of computer, Internet and mobile phone is higher by the NGOs personnel than by GO personnel. Whereas, the uses of kisan call center and information kiosks by GO and NGOs personnel are almost the same in the study area.