1Veterinary Officer, Animal Husbandry Department Uttarakhand Government
2Scientist (SG), Division of Dairy Extension, NDRI, Karnal
3PhD Scholar, Deptt. of Veterinary Animal Husbandry Extension Education, LUVAS, Haryana
4Assistant Professor-cum-Jr. Scientist, Dept. of Extension Education, Bihar Agricultural University, Sabour, Bhagalpur, Bihar
Online published on 14 November, 2017.
Majority of farmers used Television for recreation and entertainment, Mobile Phone and Landline for social communication. While none of the respondents in both the regions use Nokia Life tools/IFFCO Airtel Kisan Card to solve their queries related to agriculture or animal husbandry. In plain region more than one-third respondents use mobile phone for calling KCC (Kisan Call Centre) while in hilly regions none of the respondent was found to use KCC.
Dairy Farmers, Information and Communication Technology (ICT), Utilization pattern, Uttarakhand