Empowerment of Dairy Farmers Through ICT
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Author:D. Vijai Babu and M. Asokhan
p-ISSN:0024-9602, e-ISSN:2582-5321, Vol:97, Issue:apr-jun
DOI: https://doi.org/10.29321/MAJ.10.100374
Abstract
A study was conducted in Union Territory of Puducherry to asertain the knowledge gain and
benefits attained by the dairy farmers through information and communication technology
(ICT). About 200 dairy farmers who had been using ICT from Farmers Help Centers (FHCs)
were selected as respondents. It is concluded that there is significant difference between
the ICT users and Non-ICT users with respect to knowledge on breeding, feeding,
management, health control and total knowledge regarding dairy farming. The available dairy
information was reported to be less useful to majority of the dairy farmers; however,
information on education, employment, weather and Govt. schemes through ICT were
reported to be useful to large proportion of farmers. Reduction in work, time and cost saving;
transparency in selecting farmers for Govt. schemes; high speed communication, timely
availability of information, weather information; knowledge gain about ICT were some of the
benefits perceived by the respondents through ICT. Adequate information regarding dairy
farming and other enterprises need to be included so that the farmers would gain maximum
benefits from the ICT.
Key words : ICT users; Non-ICT users, dairy farming