Год выпуска: 2012 Автор: Amirtham Thomas Издательство: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing Страниц: 240 ISBN: 9783847319757
Описание
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) can offer new solutions to long-standing rural development problems faced in developing countries. It can enhance the capabilities of poorer communities especially small and marginal farmers. This book is a product of a field based study carried out in one of the southern districts of Tamil Nadu, India. It not only portrays the status and struggles of small and marginal farmers in India but also highlights the educative potentials of ICT tools such as, Radio, Television, Telephone, Mobile Phone, Computer and Internet for their empowerment. It argues that ICT tools provide farmers expanded access to resources like credit, scientific information, market information and agriculture inputs. The expanded access, in turn, enables them to acquire improved bargaining power and negotiating skills. This empirical study has used innovative research tools - Farmer's Empowerment Scale and Focused Group Discussion. It offers valuable insights to...
