Information communication technology in agricultural extension

It is indeed highly inspiring to see that in India, people are gradually getting aware of the multiple roles of Information Technology in the overall growth of the country. The bureaucrats and policy makers have equally emphasized the significance of exploring and exploiting the benefits of IT. Information and communication technologies facilitate the processing and transfer of information, i.e. communication by electronic means. ICT generally link Information processing devices like computers with telecommunication technologies like telephones, wired or wireless networks. This paper gives rise to cautious optimism in the potential for ICT in agricultural extension and marketing. This optimism is based on the existing penetration of ICT among service providers, the dynamics in the mobile telecommunication industry, and the proliferation of local or community radio broadcasting stations.