ICTs for Agricultural Extension

This book aims to provide a comprehensive documentation of the National Policy on ICTs in agricultural extension, including ICT infrastructure and related issues. It also features case studies on innovative ICTs for agricultural extension initiatives, such as Village knowledge centres, information kiosks, mobile ICT units, web portals, digital databases and networks, rural telecentres, farmer call centres, mobile telephony, video conference, offline multimedia CDs, decision support systems, expert systems, innovative community radio and television programmes, and open distance learning. The book is relevant and useful to agricultural extension students, academicians, scientists, practitioners, administrators, and policy makers who seek a framework for designing and implementing sustainable ICT-enabled extension services for agricultural development. The case studies presented in this book are drawn from twenty-eight countries and will provide valuable insights into global experiments, innovations, and experiences with ICTs in agricultural extension.