Development of Agricultural and allied activities can be achieved through various approaches of Information and communication (ICT) tools. Kisan Mobile Advisory system (KMAS) is one of ICT approaches for dissemination of agricultural technologies to the farming community through SMSs. KVK, Nagaon created a registered farmers group and information related to crop production, insect pest control, dairy and poultry farming, fishery and other marketing related information was sent to users in monthly basis for many years. A sample size of 100 registered farmers were selected for the study in order to examine the impact of KMAS for technology dissemination in Nagaon district. With the help of Pretested scheduled with Simple Random sampling data were collected and analyze in percent analysis. The survey showed that majority of the farmers found agricultural information as increase in knowledge (41.00%), partially applicable (73.00%). The overall impact of the KMAS was low About at 55 percent, medium at 38 per cent and high at 7 per cent. Further they suggested that messages on latest technologies should be served flowed by local language, voice messages.
was carried out in the Matmora area of Lakhimpur District, Assam, India where sand/silt deposition is causing threats to the farming community by covering the cultivable areas with huge deposition of river sand. The mighty Brahmaputra carried sand/silt along with its fresh flood and covered the green fertile land of Matmora. Participatory Rural appraisal (PRA) was done to evaluate farmers' knowledge on the severity of problem as well as farmers response to the scientific land reclamation technologies. Only 5% of the surveyed farmers knew about the soil reclamation technologies and only 1% farmers adopted such technologies to reclaim the sand/silt deposited fields of Matmora. In order to improve the soil fertility status of the sand/silt deposited area, scientific interventions were done as On-farm Trial (OFT) with the introduction of leguminous crops like blackgram, frenchbean and a highly remunerative crop like garlic with application of huge amount of organic matter. After adopting the interventions technology for sand/silt deposited area, significantly higher average productivity of 10.75 q ha-1 of Blackgram was obtained with fertilizer application @ 50% NPK+2 t of FYM ha-1. 150.04 qha-1 French bean was obtained with fertilizer application @ 50% NPK+40t FYM ha-1 and 18.48 q ha-1 garlic was recorded with fertilizer application @50%NPK+40 t FYM ha-1 as compared to the farmers practice. Treatments comprising leguminous crop with double dose of FYM resulted higher organic C content of soil, increased available N, P and K and reduction of soil pH in sand/silt deposited area of Matmora of Assam.
Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Nagaon has been full-fledged established in 2004 and the institution has been working betterment of the rural livelihood till date. On the basis of Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA), KVK, Nagaon planned different activities according to the thrust area. On the basis of requirement of the rural community various activities like On Farm Testing, Front Line Demonstration, Training were conducted in order to test performance parameters of newly released varieties of field crops and improved technologies. With an objective to evaluate the impact of different KVK activities disseminated the study was conducted in Nagaon district of Assam covering 40 numbers of beneficiaries. The primary data required for the study were collected from selected sample respondents through specially prepared schedules included the data relating to the profile of respondents, adoption of various improved agricultural practices. various approaches by which help progressive farmers to achieve their needs and found that approach like training is the highest frequency through which farmers are getting benefitted. According to the progressive farmers the various mode of dissemination through which the farmers are benefitted are Other Extension activities, Cluster Front Line demonstrations, Front Line Demonstration, On Farm Testing, DFI (Doubling Farmers’ Income) stood 2nd, 3rd, 4th ,5th and 6th rank respectively and reveals farmers perceptions towards impact of KVK technologies amongst Progressive farmers and shows that high level of adoption was seen at 42 per cent followed by medium level of adoption at 40.50 per cent. Progressive farmers suggested thatKVK should emphasise location specific dissemination of more numbers of latest technologies on agriculture and allied sector followed by steady cooperation. Mechanization, Organic farming, Market network and Horticultural sector ranks 3rd, 4th and 5th respectively in order to increase effectiveness of KVK system according to them. It can be recommended that more research works should be done for farmers friendly technology innovation, mechanized agriculture should be popularized to enhance productivity through establishment of sufficient numbers of Custom Hiring Centre and establishment of proper functioning organized market should be developed through Govt. policies.
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