Interaction
  • Year: 2016
  • Volume: 34
  • Issue: 3

Information needs and information seeking behaviour of vegetable growers

  • Author:
  • M.V Srinivas1, Y.B. Venkata Reddy2, B.S. Lakshman Reddy3
  • Total Page Count: 4
  • Page Number: 3 to 6

1Ex-PG student, Dept. of Agricultural Extension, University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK, Bangalore-560 065, Karnataka

2Liason Officer, Coffee Board, Bangalore, Karnataka

3Assistant Professor Directorate of Extension, College of Horticulture, University of Horticultural Sciences, Bagalkot-587102, Karnataka

Online published on 14 November, 2017.

Abstract

The findings revel that, majority farmers need information in use of quality of seed/hybrids(96.67%), followed by marketing(91.67%), time of planting(80.83%)and pest control (74.17%). Where as most of respondents use Input dealers(81.67%), Commission agents(89.17%) and fellow farmers and relatives(73.33%) as major source for information. Information available was not timely(70.83%), incomplete information(60.10%) were the major constraints expressed in seeking information.

Keywords

Information need, Information sources, vegetable growers