Abstract: The present study was carried out in Vadodara and Kheda district of Gujarat state. From each selected district, three talukas were selected as having a major area under cultivation and five villages from each selected taluka were randomly selected for the study. Thus, thirty villages were selected from the six selected talukas. From each village randomly five respondents were selected for the study. Therefore, 150 respondents were selected for the study. The study aimed to understand the attitude of farmers towards Information and Communication Technologies. The study shows that majority (60.00%) of the respondents possessed more than 3 tool and slightly more than half (52.00%) had favorable attitude towards ICTs. Socio-personal characteristics of the respondents viz.- education, annual family income, occupation, innovativeness and scientific orientation were positive and highly significant correlated and extension participation had positive and significant relationship with attitude of farmers towards ICTs. Whereas, age and farming experience had negative and highly significant relationship and size of family, land holding, sources utilized by the farmers to learn the ICT tools and social participation were positive and non-significant correlated with attitude of farmers towards ICTs.
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