A scale to measure attitude of farmers towards ICT to seek for agricultural information

Attitude is considered a psychological construct. It is a mental and emotional entity that would characterize an individual. An ICT tool’s success or failure hinges on the attitude of farming community towards its use for seeking agricultural information. Based on Likert’s technique of scale construction a scale was developed to measure the attitude of the farmers towards ICT. The final scale consisted of 17 statements including 9 positive and 7 negative statements, which were selected based on the ‘t’ values. Scale reliability was examined using Cronbach’s alpha. Reliability co-efficient of the scale was found to be 0.75. The reliability and validity of the scale indicates the consistency and precision of the results using the developed scale. The standardized attitude scale will fill the gap in the literature about the evaluation of ICT adoption in farming communities. It will also serve as a valuable tool for further attitude studies by academicians, extension workers and social organizations working to promote ICTs among farmers.