Table of Contents
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
DECLARATION
CERTIFICATE
TABLE OF CONTENTS
LIST OF TABLES
LIST OF FIGURES
CHAPTER: 1 INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background
1.2 Structure of the thesis
CHAPTER: 2 REVIEW OF LITERATURE
2.1 Agricultural Problems, Technology Adoption and Extension
Service
2.2 Factors Affecting Adoption of ICTs
CHAPTER: 3 RESEARCH FRAMEWORK AND HYPOTHESIS
3.1 Identification of Research Gap And Need of Current Study
3.2 Formulation of Research Hypothesis
CHAPTER: 4 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
4.1 Nature of the Research
4.2 Sources of Data
4.3 Scope of the Research
4.4 Research Design
4.5 Methods of Data Analysis
4.6 Limitation of The Research---Resource Vs Quantity
CHAPTER: 5 SOURCES OF INFORMATION AND DECISION MAKING
5.1 Agriculture Scenario in India
5.2 Agriculture Extension in India
5.3 Sources of Information Farmers Preferences
5.4 Accessing of Information by Different Sources Across the States in
India
5.5 Access to Information by Farm Size
5.6 Efficiency of Different Types of Sources
5.7 Adoption of Various Agricultural Decisions From Different
Sources of Information
CHAPTER: 6 INFORMATION DELIVERY MODELS
6.1 ICT And Agribusiness Perspective
6.2 Agribusiness
6.3 Need of ICT Models
6.4 Development of ICT Models
6.5 Discussion of Model
CHAPTER: 7 FARMERS RESPONSE ON INFORMATION USAGE
7.1 Profile of Users and Non-Users of Models
7.2 Sources of Information on Different Needs of Agricultural
Decision Making
7.3 Quality and Access of Information Delivery on Agricultural
Decision Making Process
CHAPTER: 8 DECISION MAKING AND ICT ACROSS THE
AGRICULTURAL SUPPLY CHAIN
CHAPTER: 9 FACTORS AFFECTING ADOPTION OF ICTs
9.1 Testing of Hypothesis
CHAPTER: 10 CONCLUSIONS AND SUGGESTIONS
REFERENCES
ANNEXURES
