Impact assessment of information communication technology and agriculture in selected farm households in Coimbatore district

Abstract

This paper analyses the impact of ICTs in agriculture sector. India is one of the leading contributors to the global food basket. The country’s food grain production stood at 252.23 million tonnes in 2015-16, and has a record production of 271.98 million tonnes in 2016-17. India consists of more than 500 villages. It is known as a rural economy as 60 per cent of its population resides in the villages. Information technology means the way we use information, the way we compute information and the way we communicate information. Information technology holds the potential to offer a new approach to rural based development process and the role of rural economy in India. The study is based on primary data with multistage random sampling technique was used in Coimbatore district. Agriculture is one of the most important sectors of nation, and could benefit tremendously with the applications of ICTs especially in bringing changes to socio economic conditions of poor in backward areas. The conclusion of the paper was the government should take more initiative to increase the use of technology in its development programmes and educate rural people in order to application of ICTs in their farm field effectively.