Influence of farmers educational level on comprehending, acting-upon and sharing of agro advisories
Although short messaging service (SMS) through mobile phones has quickly gained popularity among most other sectors in India, its potential is not fully realised in the agriculture sector as a cost effective service to reach farmers and elicit desirable action. Despite the cost effectiveness, mobile...
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| author | M. J. Chandre Gowda Sreenath Dixit |
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| description | Although short messaging service (SMS) through mobile phones has quickly gained popularity among most other sectors in India, its potential is not fully realised in the agriculture sector as a cost effective service to reach farmers and elicit desirable action. Despite the cost effectiveness, mobile messaging has remained a challenge in the farming sector in terms of its end use and action as far as extension systems are concerned. While there could be many influencing factors affecting the utility of mobile messages, this study assumed that educational level of farmers could be a major factor. A telephone survey was conducted to ascertain the influence of farmers’ education on the level of utilisation of mobile-based advisories. Farmers with higher education level showed better comprehension of advisories, acted-upon the advisories more promptly and shared the information with fellow farmers more often than those with lower education level. There was a significant association between comprehending, sharing and acting upon advisories. This has implications to achieve enhanced extension reach with higher efficiency in terms of cost and time. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-457d83ad7ba44799ac2f59fb717f638b2022-12-22T02:28:49ZengKassel University PressJournal of Agriculture and Rural Development in the Tropics and Subtropics1612-98302363-60332015-10-011162167172Influence of farmers educational level on comprehending, acting-upon and sharing of agro advisoriesM. J. Chandre Gowda0Sreenath Dixit1Agricultural Technology Application Research Institute, Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), Bangalore, IndiaAgricultural Technology Application Research Institute, Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), Bangalore, IndiaAlthough short messaging service (SMS) through mobile phones has quickly gained popularity among most other sectors in India, its potential is not fully realised in the agriculture sector as a cost effective service to reach farmers and elicit desirable action. Despite the cost effectiveness, mobile messaging has remained a challenge in the farming sector in terms of its end use and action as far as extension systems are concerned. While there could be many influencing factors affecting the utility of mobile messages, this study assumed that educational level of farmers could be a major factor. A telephone survey was conducted to ascertain the influence of farmers’ education on the level of utilisation of mobile-based advisories. Farmers with higher education level showed better comprehension of advisories, acted-upon the advisories more promptly and shared the information with fellow farmers more often than those with lower education level. There was a significant association between comprehending, sharing and acting upon advisories. This has implications to achieve enhanced extension reach with higher efficiency in terms of cost and time.http://jarts.info/index.php/jarts/article/view/2015061048518mobile advisoriesfarmers educationextensiontelephone survey |
| spellingShingle | M. J. Chandre Gowda Sreenath Dixit Influence of farmers educational level on comprehending, acting-upon and sharing of agro advisories Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development in the Tropics and Subtropics mobile advisories farmers education extension telephone survey |
| title | Influence of farmers educational level on comprehending, acting-upon and sharing of agro advisories |
| title_full | Influence of farmers educational level on comprehending, acting-upon and sharing of agro advisories |
| title_fullStr | Influence of farmers educational level on comprehending, acting-upon and sharing of agro advisories |
| title_full_unstemmed | Influence of farmers educational level on comprehending, acting-upon and sharing of agro advisories |
| title_short | Influence of farmers educational level on comprehending, acting-upon and sharing of agro advisories |
| title_sort | influence of farmers educational level on comprehending acting upon and sharing of agro advisories |
| topic | mobile advisories farmers education extension telephone survey |
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