Information Communication Technology for Agriculture Development

In developing countries information and communication technology has played very important role in the development of education, health, rural development as well as in agriculture development. This technology has brought a significant change in agriculture development in third world countries where farmers directly connected with market, buyers, customers and metrological department to get information regarding weather and price. Information communication technology has also increased the income of farmers in different countries. Now there is need to provide facilities to farmers and introduce technology in rural areas where farmers are unaware and they do not have knowledge and skills regarding this technology. It was also indicated by different research that this technology has increased the product of agriculture by adopt information and communication technology tools in agriculture farming. However, farmers are facing major problems and challenges including poor agricultural practices inadequacies in information delivery reconciliation of records among farmers, government and traders similarly lack of information on best practices to farmers. (Abdul Razaque Chhachhar. Information Communication Technology for Agriculture Development. J Am Sci 2013;9(1):85-91). (ISSN: 1545-1003). http://www.jofamericanscience.org . 16