Effectiveness of Crop Doctor Mobile Application in Change of Knowledge on Plant Protection Among Farmers
Journal Title: International Journal of Agricultural Science and Research (IJASR) - Year 2019, Vol 9, Issue 3
Abstract
The information technology revolution has given a new vista for utilizing transfer of technology tools in agriculture. The Expert System is one such potential transfer of technology tool which solves the problems in agriculture that requires human expertise. The web based expert system has been released by various national and international institutes. For ease of use by farming community, it has been now released as mobile application for smart phone. A research study was conducted in Tamil Nadu, India, to study the effectiveness of crop doctor component of Paddy Expert System, mobile application, released by Tamil Nadu Agricultural University. The study was conducted among the selected paddy farmers who had smart phone possession. The findings revealed that there was an increase in diagnostic knowledge of the respondents. Majority of the respondents had gained knowledge on identification of secondary symptom. The knowledge gain was influenced by the attitude toward Information and Communication Technology based extension service, mobile application operational ability, and trainings undergone related to Information and communication technology.
Authors and Affiliations
Janarthanan R, Senthilkumar M, Ramasubramanian M
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