Author(s):

Kalidasan T and V Satheeshkumar

Abstract: India is one of the largest producers of sugarcane. In present agricultural scenario, role of sugarcane is going to be important one, as it is not only a principle cash crop, but also becomes a crop of industrial utilization. Any attempt to design a suitable extension strategy for increasing the sugarcane productivity requires a thorough understanding of the information management behaviour. An Agriculture information system is a system in which agricultural information is generated, transformed, consolidated and feedback received in such a manner that processes function synergistically to understand knowledge utilisation by agricultural producers. The respondents for the research consist of 120 sugarcane growers from six selected villages viz., Andhiyur, Erudayampattu, Kadampur, Soolankurichi, Keelpadi, and Vanapuram of Rishivandiyam block of Villupuramdisrict of Tamil Nadu. Data were personally collected by researcher through well structured interview schedule and the results were analysed using percentage analysis.

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