Title: ASSESSING DAIRY FARMER'S KNOWLEDGE ON UTILIZATION OF ICT TOOLS

Authors: Bhagya Laxmi Sahu, Manjula N. and Anil Kumar G. K.

Publisher: The President, Society of Extension Education Gujarat

Keywords: applications, dairy farmers, gadgets, ict tools, knowledge

Volume: 39

Issue: 2

Year: June 2025

DOI: https://doi.org/10.56572/gjoee.2025.39.2.0003

Abstract: Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has revolutionized current development in dairy sector. With the ever-increasing need to keep up with the advancements of modern technology, it is imperative for dairy farmers to develop a comprehensive understanding of ICTs. The current study explored the knowledge of dairy farmers on utilization of ICT tools. This research was carried out in Dharwad and Belagavi districts of North Karnataka employing an Ex- post facto research design. From each district, two taluks and from each taluk two hoblis were selected randomly. Thereafter, fifteen dairy farmers were randomly selected from each hobli, resulting in a total sample size of 120. They were interviewed with the help of structured pre-tested interview schedule. The information was gathered through a pre-tested structured interview schedule and analysis was done by applying appropriate statistical tools viz., frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, correlation and regression analysis. The results indicated that majority (61.67 %) of the dairy farmers had medium knowledge on ICT tools. Cent per cent of dairy farmers had specific knowledge about use of TV and mobile phone among gadgets and majority had specific knowledge about YouTube and WhatsApp among applications. The dairy farmers knowledge of ICT tools had positively significant relationship with education, source consultancy pattern and ICT tools possession. In order to transfer information and skills on various ICT tools, hands-on training is required.