Agricultural Information Needs of Small Holder Farmers of Karnataka: A Pilot Study at Ramanagara District
K S Parvathamma, B N Hemavathi
International Journal of Information Studies, Vol. 17, No. 2, 2025.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.6025/ijis/2025/17/2/51-63
Link: https://www.dline.info/ijis/fulltext/v17n2/ijisv17n2_1.pdf
Abstract:
This study was conducted to track the agricultural information needs and resources available to farmers in
their crop management. Along with this study, efforts were made to address the challenges farmers face when
using technology in agriculture. A survey was conducted among farmers of the Ramanagara District of the
Karnataka State in India in 2022-23. The survey findings showed that farmers mainly needed information on
seed selection and treatment, price, fertilisers, marketing information, crop disease, and pesticides. They
preferred traditional methods of receiving and using farm information, perhaps due to the non-accessibility
of other newer modes. Most farmers indicated that they had found it challenging to apply technology when
using it in their agricultural activities.