Opinion of visitors about information provided by agricultural technology information centre

Abstract

In order to have modern approach for transfer of technology program for the farmers through extension education the university Dr. B.S.K.K.V. Dapoli has established the Agricultural Technology Information centre. The ATIC uses different media such as Computer, Internet, Multimedia, CD's radio, television, Newspaper periodicals etc. for providing extension education to farmers. The study was conducted with specific objective to know the opinions of visitors about information provided by ATIC. The study about was conducted in Dapoli Tahasil of Ratnagiri District. In all 200 respondents were interviewed. It is revealed that in the opinion of 55.00 per cent respondents, the technology generated by the university was very useful, where 42.00 per cent are felt it useful. Large majority (97.00 per cent) respondents were satisfied about usefulness of university technology. One half (50.50 per cent.) of the respondents were of the opinion that the technology generated by the university was relevant, 46.50 per cent of the respondents rated the technology as ‘most relevant’. About 60. 66 per cent of the respondents opined that the technical guidance rendered was ‘very useful’, while in the opinion of 36.80 per cent respondents it was useful. About 53.28 per cent of the respondents felt that the technical guidance rendered was ‘most relevant’ and 39.34 per cent of the respondents felts that it was ‘relevant’. The data indicated that nine out of every ten visitors were of the opinion that technical guidance rendered by ATIC was relevant.