Rural Informatics in Agriculture: The Cyber Way

Agriculture Extension have seen a wide range of reform initiatives in India in the current time enabling efficient access to quality information to the farmers in Rural India, especially in the field of Agriculture. This paper aims to divulge how Information Technology has enabled the fast and accurate routines of information processing that vanguard the basic analysis and knowledge development of farmers in India. The engrossment of technology with the Agricultural System in India is important from the economic outlook too; a large share of our National Income comes from agriculture and Indian economy is considered to be Agrarian Economy. In addition, the use of technology is transporting various forms of information to all sections of society and is bridging the Gap of Socio-Economic Divide. The rise in agro-based rural communities is possible using Cyber Extension, which also initiates growth and prosperity and these communities, in turn, could be connected across various demography in India giving rise to knowledge network. The paper appraises some distinctive agricultural extension programs in India by considering their ability to provide and facilitate information sharing and its use in farming communities in various regions in India