Author(s):

Mohanakumara V and Nagaratna Biradar

Abstract: Information and communication technology in agriculture provides solutions to agricultural challenges. The present study analysed symbolic adoption of year round green fodder production technology by farmers due to e-training tools was analysed. An experimental study was conducted in Dharwad district of Karnataka. Three e-tools viz., powerpoint presentation, video screening and whatsapp videos were developed and used separately for training, each tool for a group of 30 farmers, covering 90 farmers. Whatsapp video was effective (65.18 %) with respect to symbolic followed by video screening (58.51 %) and power point presentation (42.22 %). All the tools were significantly different from each other in influencing the respondents towards mental adoption of technology. Negative and significant relationship existed between annual income and symbolic adoption by video screening and whatsapp video. Education was negatively and significantly related (whatsapp group); farm size and annual income exhibited positive and significant relationship (Powerpoint group) with symbolic adoption.

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