Perception of Farmers on Usefulness of Mobile Service in Manipur

Authors

  • Santha Govind Faculty of Agriculture, Annamalai University, Chidambaram
  • Kavaskar Mani Dept.of Agrl.Extension, Faculty of Agriculture, Annamalai University, Chidambaram
  • Ajoickam Christina Dept.of Agrl.Extension, Faculty of Agriculture, Annamalai University, Chidambaram

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26725/JEE.2017.2.29.5850-5856

Keywords:

Mobile service, SMS, Perception, Paddy farmer, Manipur

Abstract

The revolution in mobile communication is providing a lifeline to agricultural communities around the developing world. Mobile phones significantly reduce communication and information costs. Mobile phones also provide new opportunities for farmers to obtain access to agricultural information, such as market prices, weather report, and agricultural techniques in various formats. Hence, keeping this in mind, a study was taken up to assess the perception of respondents on the usefulness of technologies transferred through mobile service functioning in Bishnupur District of Manipur. A sample of 120 registered farmers belonging to Intelligent Advisory Service for Farmers (IASF) mobile service was selected by using proportionate random sampling technique. Data were collected with the help of a well structured and pre tested interview schedule. The data collected were scored, tabulated and analyzed using appropriate statistical tools. The findings on respondents’ perception on usefulness of mobile service showed that most of the respondents expressed that they were satisfied with the language used by the IASF mobile service in transferring the information.

Author Biographies

Santha Govind, Faculty of Agriculture, Annamalai University, Chidambaram

Professor, Dept.of Agrl.Extension, Faculty of Agriculture,Annamalai University,. Chidambaram

Kavaskar Mani, Dept.of Agrl.Extension, Faculty of Agriculture, Annamalai University, Chidambaram

Assistant Professor,Dept.of Agrl.Extension, Faculty of Agriculture,Annamalai University,. Chidambaram

Ajoickam Christina, Dept.of Agrl.Extension, Faculty of Agriculture, Annamalai University, Chidambaram

PG Scholar, Dept.of Agrl.Extension, Faculty of Agriculture,Annamalai University,. Chidambaram.

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Published

2018-05-14

How to Cite

Govind, S., Mani, K., & Christina, A. (2018). Perception of Farmers on Usefulness of Mobile Service in Manipur. Journal of Extension Education, 29(2). https://doi.org/10.26725/JEE.2017.2.29.5850-5856