Use of information and communication tools for north-Eastern region of India: A paradigm shift

Abstract

Information and Communication Tools (ICT) have recently gained a groundswell of interest and are an important and significant research area for many researchers around the world. However, fewer have achieved greater success in the effective use and its implementation of such tools, whereas the majority are still in the path of progress and especially in the remote areas, the percentage of adoption is quite low due to knowledge and lack of resources and other known and hidden constraints. The adoption of such technologies can change the face of Education, Agriculture, Medical and even hundreds of more which can improve the economic status of farmers. Regular Training to the poor farmers and scientist- farmers interactions in the selected areas can bring a confidence in the poor neglected farmers of remote areas can further enhance their usage and their empowerment can strengthen their socio-economic condition and reduced technology gap too. These tools can reduce the timings of Implementation of Integrated Pest Management strategies and build up the confidence in poor neglected farmers. A research work relating to the importance of the Information era with respected to Integrated Pest Management in the North-eastern part of the country has been proposed at the ICAR- National Research Centre for Integrated Pest Management, New Delhi.