Constraints faced by extension officers of Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu in using Uzhavan app

Abstract

Among the recent advancement in ICT and its application in agriculture, mobile apps have the potential to digitalize the world. Mobile applications which target the need of agricultural sector and its stakeholders such as farmers, input dealers, cooperation etc are known as mobile agricultural applications. A new mobile application named Uzhavan app was launched by Tamil Nadu government for disseminating agriculture related information to farmers. This paper deals with the constraints faced by the agricultural extension officers in using Uzhavan app. A well-structured interview schedule was used for collecting data. Uzhavan app was being used by cent per cent of the extension officers through smart phone. Extension officers frequently used market price and seed stock services of Uzhavan app for giving advisory services to farmers. The major constraints perceived by the extension officers while using Uzhavan app was that the information was not updated properly.