Abstract:
This paper aims at analyzing farmers’ responses on
quality of agricultural information
services provided by public and private sources. Th
e study is based on primary survey of
461 farmers in eight districts of Uttar Pradesh, In
dia, using a structured questionnaire.
Farmers’ responses on quality of agricultural infor
mation services from public and
private sources were analyzed using Analysis of Var
iance (ANOVA) technique. Findings
of the study indicate that private sector informati
on delivery sources provide significantly
better quality information to the farming communiti
es as compared to public sector
information delivery systems. The results have far
reaching implications for designing
successful information and extension delivery model
s by the public, private or by
collaborative efforts of the public and the private
sector for better extension services
delivery.
Keywords:
Agriculture, Decision-making, Extension services,
e-Choupal, India, Public and
private sources.
