National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS)
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PRINT ISSN : 2319-7692
Online ISSN : 2319-7706 Issues : 12 per year Publisher : Excellent Publishers Email : editorijcmas@gmail.com / submit@ijcmas.com Editor-in-chief: Dr.M.Prakash Index Copernicus ICV 2018: 95.39 NAAS RATING 2020: 5.38 |
Interactive Information Dissemination System (IIDS) - Annapurna Krishi Prasar Seva (AKPS) is a mobile based agro advisory service from Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University (PJTSAU). Registered farmers receive text messages and can contact with experts to solve their queries using its toll free number 1800 425 3141. The present study conducted by Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Adilabad to evaluate mobile based advisory services on agri and allied sectors in the district with a sample of 120 farmers during 2018-19 to 2019-20. The study found high relevancy (57.50%), high timelines (71.67%), high accuracy (60.00%), high knowledge levels (48.33%) and medium adoption (42.50%) of the advisories. The advisories sent through AKPS were accessible, adoptable and useful to the farmers because the advisories were mostly need based, problem solving and preventive in nature.
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