ICT Tools Use Pattern of Farmers: A Review

The present review aims to highlight the agricultural scenario with the emergence of the new communication technology especially ICTs. ICT can effectively be applied in agriculture field directed for the socio-economic development of the farming community. Timely dissemination of improved technologies, size of land holding, soil type, type of crops and related pests/diseases is the real issue to brazen out ahead for the agricultural scientists/experts. The timely availability of accurate information and its proper utilization is indispensable for agriculture. ICT can be helpful to farmers in way that, transfer of technology, procurement of inputs and selling of outputs can be facilitated using it. The timely and relevant information and practical solutions of the agricultural problems helps the farmers to adopt good agricultural practices, make better choices of inputs and to plan the cultivation properly.