TAILIEUCHUNG - A study on assessing the potential and use of mobile phones by farmers in Nellore district of Andhra PradeshA study on assessing the potential and use of mobile phones by farmers in Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh

The agriculture sector benefits more from mobile phones in the developing countries as it saves money, time and offers accurate advantage for farmers. The mobile phone system can be used to alert villagers about disease outbreaks and other important agricultural information. Many of the farmers suffer from lack of up to date, accurate market price information because of their remote location, or simply because they don‘t know how and where to get trustworthy information. A study was undertaken to assess the potential and use of mobile phones by farmers. The study sample comprised of 120 farmers, selected randomly from the farmers visiting Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Periyavaram, SPSR Nellore District, . The study indicates that % farmers owned a mobile for more than 3 years and percent received information related to agriculture from farmers. All the respondents interviewed said that they would like to subscribe if KVK Periyavaram starts mobile based advisory service, although only % said that they would be willing to pay a nominal fee of per month. As regards the type of services expected through such a mobile service, farmers identified the areas - disease identification and control measures ( %), Crop Variety recommended/appropriate ( %) and about Agronomic Practices ( %). Further, about per cent of the respondents reported to be ready to receive the information regarding Sowing Time followed by Post-Harvest Operations ( %) and Seed Treatment ( %), Fertilizer Applications ( %) and Marketing ( %). The study illustrates the need for a mobile based agri advisory services and possible policy implications for different stakeholders. | A study on assessing the potential and use of mobile phones by farmers in Nellore district of Andhra PradeshA study on assessing the potential and use of mobile phones by farmers in Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh

• Kĩ thuật Viễn thông
• Advisory services
• Mobile telephony
• Respondents farming
• Mobile phones by farmers
• Assessing the potential
• Timelines and accuracy
• Mobile based advisory services
• Advisory services on agri
• Allied sectors in Adilabad district
• Evaluate mobile based advisory services
• Mobile based agro advisory service
• Based agro advisory services
• Towards mobile
• Relationship of the farmer
• Agro Advisory services
• mKisan portal
• Agro advisories
• Constraints affecting
• Kisan mobile advisory services
• IT enabled farm advisory services
• Item analysis
• Reliability and validity
• Scale to measure the perception
• Enabled comprehensive farm advisory services
• ICT based pest surveillance
• Rice in raisen district
• ICAR NCIPM collaborated
• Perception and advantages
• Weather based agro advisory services
• Selected farmers
• Social economics benefit
• Gujarat state
• Information needs
• ICT in agriculture
• State Agricultural universities
• Innovative ICT model
• Agro advisory services
• Indian farmers
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• kiểm toán căn bản
• sai sót trong kiểm toán
• trách nhiệm kiểm toán
• tài chính kiểm toán
• Microsoft published
• security advisory
• services vulnerability
• Microsoft XML
• lab environment
• Windows XP SP3
• Information technology
• Information and communication technology
• Mobile advisory
• Community radio
• Measurement of e readiness
• Mobile application
• Information communication technology
• Rescue of farming community
• A case of KVK