Asian Journal of Dairy and Food Research, volume 30 issue 4 (december 2011) : 239 - 241

PERCEIVED INFORMATION NEEDS OF DAIRY FARMERS IN ACCESSING ICT-ENABLED VILLAGE INFORMATION CENTRES*

S. Senthil Kumar, Mahesh Chander1
1Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ramayanpatti, Tisunelveli- 627 358, India
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Cite article:- Kumar Senthil S., Chander1 Mahesh (2024). PERCEIVED INFORMATION NEEDS OF DAIRY FARMERS IN ACCESSING ICT-ENABLED VILLAGE INFORMATION CENTRES*. Asian Journal of Dairy and Food Research. 30(4): 239 - 241. doi: .
The study was carried out to assess the perceived information needs of dairy farmers in accessing Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) - enabled Village Information Centre (VIC). By following ex-post-facto research design, 180 dairy farmers were selected randomly from three major types of ICT-Village Information Centre initiatives in Tamil Nadu. Majority of the respondents perceived information on feeding, breeding, management and health of animals, weather forecasting and e-governance accessed from VICs as “most appropriate” to their needs but the content on fodder production and agricultural aspects were considered as “appropriate to less appropriate”. Hence, the appropriate agriculture information should be obtained from the respective agricultural university and updated in VICs to improve their effectiveness in satisfying the ICT enabled information needs.
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