Information source utilization for organic waste management with special reference to digital technologies: A qualitative study on dairy farmers of district Ludhiana, Punjab
The current study was conducted to analyse the sources of information utilized by dairy farmers of rural Punjab for obtaining information on organic waste management. A total of 80 farmers (40 each, small and large) were selected for the study. Results revealed that small farmers had a low level of...
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| description | The current study was conducted to analyse the sources of information utilized by dairy farmers of rural Punjab for obtaining information on organic waste management. A total of 80 farmers (40 each, small and large) were selected for the study. Results revealed that small farmers had a low level of information source utilization whereas, large farmers had a medium level of utilization. Pooled data revealed that the utilization of information sources by farmers is of medium level, but ICT utilization was found to be the highest for obtaining information. The Mann-Whitney U value was found to be highly significant (p < 0.01) between groups. Furthermore, education, information source utilization and knowledge level were found to be having a highly significant and positive relationship with ICT usage. As in the present study, ICT utilization among farmers was high, therefore, more ICT tools should be developed for efficient organic waste management, which will not only hasten information dissemination but also strengthen extension delivery in rural areas. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1a7cc11d1ff4413ca7fdabd1e87e24c72023-09-03T01:46:19ZengTaylor & Francis GroupCogent Education2331-186X2022-12-019110.1080/2331186X.2022.2062093Information source utilization for organic waste management with special reference to digital technologies: A qualitative study on dairy farmers of district Ludhiana, PunjabAmandeep Singh0Rupasi Tiwari1Pratikshya Panda2Gurpreet Kour3Triveni Dutt4Directorate of Extension Education, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary & Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana, IndiaAgricultural Technology Information Centre, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, IndiaDivision of Extension Education, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, IndiaDepartment of Animal Genetics & Breeding, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary & Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana, IndiaDirector, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, IndiaThe current study was conducted to analyse the sources of information utilized by dairy farmers of rural Punjab for obtaining information on organic waste management. A total of 80 farmers (40 each, small and large) were selected for the study. Results revealed that small farmers had a low level of information source utilization whereas, large farmers had a medium level of utilization. Pooled data revealed that the utilization of information sources by farmers is of medium level, but ICT utilization was found to be the highest for obtaining information. The Mann-Whitney U value was found to be highly significant (p < 0.01) between groups. Furthermore, education, information source utilization and knowledge level were found to be having a highly significant and positive relationship with ICT usage. As in the present study, ICT utilization among farmers was high, therefore, more ICT tools should be developed for efficient organic waste management, which will not only hasten information dissemination but also strengthen extension delivery in rural areas.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/2331186X.2022.2062093dairy farmersdigital technologiesictinformation sourcemass mediaorganic waste management |
| spellingShingle | Amandeep Singh Rupasi Tiwari Pratikshya Panda Gurpreet Kour Triveni Dutt Information source utilization for organic waste management with special reference to digital technologies: A qualitative study on dairy farmers of district Ludhiana, Punjab Cogent Education dairy farmers digital technologies ict information source mass media organic waste management |
| title | Information source utilization for organic waste management with special reference to digital technologies: A qualitative study on dairy farmers of district Ludhiana, Punjab |
| title_full | Information source utilization for organic waste management with special reference to digital technologies: A qualitative study on dairy farmers of district Ludhiana, Punjab |
| title_fullStr | Information source utilization for organic waste management with special reference to digital technologies: A qualitative study on dairy farmers of district Ludhiana, Punjab |
| title_full_unstemmed | Information source utilization for organic waste management with special reference to digital technologies: A qualitative study on dairy farmers of district Ludhiana, Punjab |
| title_short | Information source utilization for organic waste management with special reference to digital technologies: A qualitative study on dairy farmers of district Ludhiana, Punjab |
| title_sort | information source utilization for organic waste management with special reference to digital technologies a qualitative study on dairy farmers of district ludhiana punjab |
| topic | dairy farmers digital technologies ict information source mass media organic waste management |
| url | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/2331186X.2022.2062093 |
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