CONSTRAINTS AND SUGGESTIONS BY FARMERS DURING ACCESSIBILITY OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES (ICTS): STUDY IN HARYANA

RUPENDER KUMAR¹*, R.S. HUDDA², JOGINDER SINGH MALIK³, S.K. MEHTA⁴, GAGAN MEHTA^5
1Department of Extension Education, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, 125 004, Haryana, India
²Department of Extension Education, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, 125 004, Haryana, India
³Department of Extension Education, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, 125 004, Haryana, India
⁴Department of Extension Education, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, 125 004, Haryana, India
⁵Department of Extension Education, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, 125 004, Haryana, India
* Corresponding Author : rupenderkamboj@ymail.com

Received : 31-12-2016     Accepted : 08-01-2017     Published : 12-01-2017
Volume : 9     Issue : 2       Pages : 3653 - 3655
Int J Agr Sci 9.2 (2017):3653-3655

Keywords : ICT, Accessibility, Constraints and suggestions
Academic Editor : Sagwal Pardeep Kumar
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Sincere and gratitude thanks to Prof. Dr. R. S. Hudda Extension Education Dep., Faculty of CCSHAU, Hisar University, for his help and extraordinary effort during the achievement of Ph.D. Thesis. Their guidance and encouragement during the extraordinary effort during writing this manuscript.
Author Contribution : All members were equally contributed in research

The present study was carried out in four district of Haryana state i.e. Yamunanagar, Karnal ,Hisar and Fatehabad, which were selected randomly. Radaur and Chhachroli, Indri and Nilokheri block were selected with villages Bakana, kandroli and Bhagwanpur, Sherpur, Kalri, Kukhnai and Barhtal, Raipur from Yamunanagar and Karnal. Similarly, Hisar I and Hisar II, Bhattu and Fatehbad block were selected with villages Sathrod, Mizapur and Balsamand, Budhak, Dhand and Bnawali, Daulatpur and Hizrawan from Hisar and Fatehbad. The major constraints were found Lack of confidence in operating of ICTs due to less exposure and lack of awareness of how to properly use ICTs in order to derive its benefits. Majority of farmers suggested that the training programme related to ICT for farmers because they felt that the constraint is due to lack of training to farmers in the use of ICTs.