Use of Digital Tools for Horizontal Spread of Agricultural Technologies by Farmers of Kerala

Authors

  • Alan Jolly Sebastian Kerala Agricultural University
  • G Jeyalakshmi Krishi Vigyan Kendra

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26725/JEE.2019.4.31.6411-6416

Keywords:

Digital tools, Information and Communication Technology, Awareness, Preference, Farmers, Kerala

Abstract

In this digital era, integration of digital tools is common in every sector and agriculture is not an exception. The present study was conducted among the farmers of Kerala who were using various digital tools, during the year 2018-2019. The sample of the study consisted of 120 farmers from three zones of Kerala. Awareness and Preference of the respondents were studied in order to find out the horizontal spread. Based on the results obtained it was found that all farmers were aware about tools like television, mobile phone and social media. Most of the farmers had selected mobile phones as the most preferred tool. Farmers were found to use mobile phones mainly for ‘crop protection’ purposes and social media for ‘marketing’ purposes.

Author Biographies

Alan Jolly Sebastian, Kerala Agricultural University

PG Scholar, Department of Agricultural Extension, College of Agriculture, Vellayani, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala-695 522

G Jeyalakshmi, Krishi Vigyan Kendra

Assistant Professor and Programme Coordinator, Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Kumarakom, Kottayam, Kerala- 686563.

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Published

2020-08-16

How to Cite

Sebastian, A. J., & Jeyalakshmi, G. (2020). Use of Digital Tools for Horizontal Spread of Agricultural Technologies by Farmers of Kerala. Journal of Extension Education, 31(4). https://doi.org/10.26725/JEE.2019.4.31.6411-6416