TAILIEUCHUNG - Utility perception and its relationship with profile characteristics of the users of Kisan mobile advisory service (KMAS)

The study was conducted in Latur district of Marathwada region. Population for the study comprised of respondents who were subscriber of Kisan Mobile Advisory Service in Latur district. From latur district Latur, Ausa and Renapur tahsils were selected purposively because more number of farmers in these tahsils were using KMAS. Proportionate sampling method used in selection of respondents, thus total sample size was one hundred and twenty respondents which who are subscribers of KMAS. One shot case study method of ex-postfacto research design was adopted for this study. Data was coded, tabulated, analysed and interpreted using suitable statistical parameters. The results showed that most of the users () had medium utility perception and independent variables like farming experience, education, cropping pattern, extension contacts, mass media utilization, decision making ability, economic motivation, innovative proneness, cosmopoliteness had positive and significant relationship with utility perception. Whereas land holding and annual income were do not showed significant relationship with utility perception. | Utility perception and its relationship with profile characteristics of the users of Kisan mobile advisory service (KMAS)

• Y khoa - Dược
• Utility perception
• Relationship with profile characteristics
• Profile characteristics
• Kisan mobile advisory service
• Farmers in these tahsils
• Mobile app
• Agrotech VNMKV mobile app
• Correlates of utility perception
• Farmers of the mobile app
• Soil health cards
• Soil testing
• Knowledge regarding soil testing
• Improving the farm production
• Perceived by the user farmers
• Utility of agrotech VNMKV mobile app