2017 Vol.23 No.1 PP 03­-08

ROLE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT) IN AGRICULTURE FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT

^*R. P. BAIN¹, D. P. RAI¹ AND SIDDARTH NAYAK²

¹Krishi Vigyan Kendra, KATNI
Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwavidyalaya,
JABALPUR - 482004 (M.P.) INDIA
²Department of Technology Transfer,
Faculty of Agriculture, Mahatma Gandhi Chitrakoot,
Gramodaya Vishwavidyalaya,
Chitrakoot, District - SATNA - 485332 (M.P.), INDIA
*Corresponding Author : Email : rp_bain@rediffmail.com

ABSTRACT

If we want to convert our rural population into knowledge driven, progressive, self sufficient, self reliant, sustainable society, the role of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT’s) cannot be ignored. Timely availability information is considered as most important factor in Indian agriculture. At present ICT is the technology of this millennium. Transferring the developed technology to all end users is time-consuming and tiresome task and is often not completed due to paucity of resources and lack of manpower. In India, agriculture and rural development has gained significantly from ICT due to its widespread extension and adoption. In this era of internet, ICT is committed to provide real, timely accurate authentic information to the farmers and rural peoples.

Key words : Agriculture, Information and Communication Technologies (ICT’s), Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Resource technology, Rural development.