Information Revolution in Indian Agriculture

Abstract

Indian agriculture contributes 32% to the G.D.P and after 53 years of independence about 64% of Indian population still depend on agriculture. Economic reforms were started about 8 years ago in the country. Accordingly, each and every sector has changed its strategies in view of global competition However, for information dissemination at farmers level age old concepts of gross root level workers and adopted villages & localities are continuing where after introduction of technology, you have to wait for years together, so that it percolates to- the remaining farmers. Even in adopted villages people take interest only till the project/ programme is there after project is over they again come to the point from where they had started, and despite providing free of cost, extension services, only 25-30% technologies have reached to the farmer’s field