ICT in Indian Agriculture: Opportunities and Constraints

Abstract

Information and communications technology (ICT) has brought revolutionary changes in the lives of millions of Indian populace. Due to progress in fields of computer science and telecommunication, large amount of information can be acquired, processed, and delivered at any place and time to a person who needs it. Recent technological developments have made handling of enormous amount of information relatively easy. This information can be accessed by a huge number of users concurrently. These technological developments have provided vast prospects in improving utility and productivity of occupational technical areas like agriculture, extension, and educations. It has become a challenge for researchers to harness the ICT developments for improvising the quality of life of rural populace. In this paper, an attempt has been made to evaluate opportunities and constraints of associated with use of ICT to enhance productivity of agriculture and associated sectors in India.