Social media can offer amazing opportunities to farmers. It can help farmers to seek information on farm operations, clarify their doubts on plants/ livestock disease symptoms and can have immediate access to market related information. However, this can be possible only when they are socially networked with human resources -agricultural researchers, extension agents, veterinarians, progressive farmers, sellers & other buyers – in virtual space. Thanks to low cost of smartphones, there is an unprecedented increase of social media use in rural India. The power of social media can be harnessed and will be beneficial for the farming communities.
My Name is Devesh Thakur, age 34 (Mobile Number:919418495117) and I have been working as Assistant Professor for seven years in a veterinary college situated in one of the Northern Indian States, Himachal Pradesh.
Under Young Agriprenuers Project (YAP project), I wish to apply the impressive option of using social media as a low cost agricultural extension tool. Under my project design, I would select farmers/rural youth/first line extension workers who now increasingly use smart phones. I would organise four virtual learning-cum-discussion groups, each of two months duration for four different enterprises through social media.
I have selected four major agro based enterprises: dairy, poultry, potato& apple. These enterprises are four major livelihood sources for the area under proposed intervention. Initially for the first four months, total of 150 farmers each from four different enterprises would be selected through purposive snowball sampling technique (through extension agents, progressive farmers etc.).
The proposed work would be carried for the farmers of Himachal Pradesh India. The state suffers from tough geographical terrain and therefore the cost on agricultural information delivery remains high. Bench line survey indicators assessing their knowledge, attitude, information needs and productivity indicators would be assessed. Based on these indicators locally relevant information on the enterprises, supported through experts through social media would be provided.
Two most popular social media tools prevalent in India – Facebook and Whatsapp – would be used. Afterwards, effectiveness of social media on these indicators would be assessed. Thus, a total 600 farmers (who use Facebook and Whatsapp) would receive information on these agro based enterprises. Each user would be requested to share the information further to at least another 20 farmers, which means at least 12,000 farmers would be benefited through this online capacity building and information sharing platform. Besides, they would also be requested to explain the content received by them to other illiterate farmers and even post queries on other farmers’ behalf. Thus, the benefit may go well beyond 12,000 farmers.
As a part of my work profile, I have been associated in agricultural extension activities. Over the years I have developed good networking relationships with experts as well as farmers across the proposed work area. Through social media diverse information needs ranging from production to marketing as well weather based agro advisory service on these major enterprises would be met. Also, specific queries during emergencies such as weather induced crop damage, animal falling ill due to toxicity, in a specific time frame (24 to 48 hours) would be provided/answered. The farmer’s would be incentivised to forward information through financially supporting their internet data pack from the grant received under the project.
The project would help to test the effectiveness of social media as low cost agricultural extension tool for farmers. The project is expected to fill the information gaps and address the farmer queries through expert support. It would boost farmer to farmer extension, and would strengthen social capital. The project has a good chance of self-sustaining as once farming community and experts visualise the benefits, no further incentives may be needed to financially support their internet data packs which remain a major proposed cost under the project.
Motivation for me for the project
I have been part of agricultural extension activities for last seven years. Over the years I have realised that traditional extension activities through lectures have limited coverage, require physical infrastructure set up, are costly, have lesser feedback and infrequent interaction with the farmers. Social media is an inherently participative and democratic form of information dissemination. This has led me to explore and test this amazing tool for agricultural extension work.
I have been working on social media applications in agriculture as part of my doctoral research(currently enrolled in the PhD programme in Extension Education at Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly, India).The proposed project would definitely increase my sphere of work which would have a wider societal impact. Also, research grants under the project would surely help me to improve the quality of work. Gradually I would scale up the project to include more farmers.
Expenditure:
I need 300 USD to buy a reasonable smartphone to post relevant content through social media platform.
100 USD are needed for high speed internet data pack charges.
3400 USD would be utilised as internet data pack charges for internet connectivity for 600 farmers. This internet data would be used by farmers for social media content downloading and further sharing with other farmers.
600 USD would be spent as travelling charges for an initial baseline survey and selection of respondents & miscellaneous charges such as social media content development.
600 USD is required as consultation charges for agricultural experts needed for relevant content delivery and providing regular responses to farmer queries.
Concluding remarks
Social media has the power to bring transformative changes in the agriculture extension delivery system of developing nations such as India. However, its true potential for meeting the farmers’ needs is yet to be empirically tested. The proposed project would not only directly benefit more than 12,000 farmers, but also, indirectly it can help millions of other fellow farmers and agricultural stakeholders.
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Excellent project especially for a mountainous state of Himachal Pradesh where access to rural farmers is intervened by the inaccessibility of hilly terrain and the vagaries of the weather, in few snowbound districts the rural folk remain cut off from rest of the world for at least 5 months in a year.Further on these selected farmers can be dovetailed to act as key communicators for future animal health/ allied sector interventions.I would like to add further that even vaccination schedules for cattle can be communicated seasonally for a more wider coverage.
Thanks Dr Arvind for your valuable suggestions especially the one about vaccination is extremely important
Nice Idea sir it will solve many unseen problems of farmers.
Great job dr sab all the best
A novel idea indeed sir. it seeks to cater to the most innocuous of concerns a farmer might have asap without compromising the credibility of the information being transferred due to the involvement of expert panel and is aimed to do away with the in- person need of information delivery which is not always and in all real life field scenarios possible. Undoubtedly its an incredible thought manifest. I wish you all the very best in this endeavour of yours and I hope in respite you shall find many more such revolutionary far sighted ideas to facilitate the growth of agricultural sector .Best wishes once again sir.
Nice idea 👍
Well done! Yes, Social media has potential to reduce cost of extension/information delivery to farmers. Social media offer hope, since opportunities of face to face contact with extension agents are diminishing due to financial crunch.Wish you good luck!
Thanks a lot Sir
Surely it can prove out as an effective extension tool for farmers…best wishes to you sir..
Very good proposal…hopin for positive outcome. Best wishes!
Motivation is the fuel, necessary to keep the human engine running.best wishes for the project
Happy to know about your idea. Just one question, how many end users are quipped with smart phones to receive these information especially poor farmers?
Thanks Dr Rahul .Made a valid point.Though smartphone usage now witnesses rapid surge in rural India so through mediators we have a great chance to harness this unbelievable opportunity.Thank You
Very good initiative Devesh, Go ahed ..Best of Luck
“Motivation is the fuel, necessary to keep the human engine running. Best wishes for the project
Very good initiative Dr Devesh. The farmers will be benefitted with productive use of the social media tools for their social and economic upliftment.
Great
it is an excellent proposal
Innovative research proposal in the Indian context. Great ‘START-UP’. In the internet there is information over load, many times we were lost in the virtual world, because we open internet to search something but at the end at nothing. So the social media groups (facebook, whatsapp groups) with particular purpose will act as the platform for sharing need based information to farmers on timely basis. on other hand research institutes/extension agencies will get the actual feedback and the information need of the farming community. Best wishes
Thanks Dr Balaraju.Yes exactly onus now lies on us who are from public research and extension system to utilise its full potential.To bring innovation in form of specific virtual rural information centres into this virtual fun park ;the social media.
Great work 🙂
Novel Idea ! Support it
Nice Idea
In this era of technology nobody is untouched and even farmers living in the remote villages have smart phones. A relevant information of different aspects of agriculture and animal husbandry practices is really sought by the farmers. The commercial high end farmers will be happy if such a facility is made available to them. All the best Dr Divesh
Thanks Dr Sarvesh;I was particularly inspired the way you have been using this platform to discuss livestock disease and post mortem concepts with the other fellow vets.Thanks a lot.
use of social media and internet for farming people is the need of hour but till now this has not gained much attention by social and agricultural researcher especially under Indian farming system. proposal like the above mentioned YAP#68 will definitely help to provide and validate baseline steps towards transforming the farmers and farming community of India from traditional/indigenous knowledge farming system to next generation agriculture entrepreneurs capable enough to interact with researcher, fellow farmer using social media and internet. Moreover in far flung area of different agro-ecological zones where the availability of technical man power and expert consultation is one of the major constraints the initiative like this will be of immense help.
Thanks Dr Varun,I agree with your point.During my research reviews over social media I also found little use of Social media by the agricultural researchers and Extension agents in India.This needs to be changed and your encouraging words make a point here.Thanks a lot.
Great innovative idea. It can prove beneficial to several farmers.
Thanks Pallavi Madam !
Dear Dr. Devesh Thakur,
Livestock sector has to reinforce with changing times and farmers are upfront. The primary struggle is how research system reacts and provide them with positive impetus. In this context, the proposal is valuable as it will bring necessary evidence to use social media tools by stakeholders.
I found the challenge at hilly regions are typical than plain region. The role of social media is paramount as these regions generally shares characteristics such as lesser congregation point, inability of formal institutions to reach out to farmers in-spite of best intent to serve farming community.
However, the referred sample size is huge given the nature of engagement you intend to propose as an individual scholar. You may please rethink it over. Further, the sampling will be more of young population accordingly you need to work out suitable statistical designs.
Overall this is refreshing work. All the best.
Regards
Ravikumar
Dear Dr Ravi extremely thankful to the valid point of sample size made by you.Though I still feel the power of social media can make things easier for me.Indeed a very valid point of yours.
a very nice and innovative idea which will reveal the real facts and figure regarding the use of social media among rural farmers particularly in the field of extension and how we can use it further in other fields as well.
Thanks Dr Khyalia,Yes role of social media moves beyond extension as well.Thanks once again
Great initiative Dev babu go ahead …..
Thanks Ritesh
Very good initiative..
nice idea…..
Dear Dr. Devesh
It is an excellent idea. A few concerns: users need to be sensitive for identification of their problems and access to old generation farmers.
Absolutely Prof Gupta;Agree with your point.Understanding the user needs and problems should come first as well as keeping the constraints of social media use in Mind.Thank you Sir .
nice idea sir
Hoping for a fruitful outcome
Dr Devash it is really a very good and novel idea that will certainly benefit the farming community. All the best.
Use of technology as a tool for dissemination of information was always acknowledged. But the use of social media for helping farmers is indeed a fresh idea. Today most of youth in our state are connected to social media and an initiative like this will be cherished by them. Nice idea sir and wish you the very best.
Yes you are right Even the rural youth is connected through social media.This can be a huge opportunity to reach those unreached youth where we can share and discuss about farming.Studies have shown that social media has potential to improve attitude and knowledge of youth towards farming.Once the project scales up these youth can act as information workers.
Use of technology as tool for dissemination of information was always acknowledged. But use of social media for helping farmers is an innovative step and definitely will be cherished by youth who are into social media nowadays. Nice idea sir and the very best of wishes sir.
Nice and innovative idea sir
Dear Dr. Devesh,
keeping in view the present budget in which mobile phones/ laptops/tablets becoming further cheaper and smartphones availability at unbelievable low price along with continued improvement and accessibility of internet facilities at reasonable good speed makes the use of social sites/ media very attractive not only amongst youth but also among middle and old-aged population for sharing and getting information. In this context, the proposal is very apt. Use of social media in agriculture and allied sector is still at very early stage particularly in the northern part of India. This initiative is really a boost for further research in ICT segment and capacity building of livestock farmers through innovative means.
All the best….. my dear friend
Agree with point Dear Friend Dr Pranav;Low cost ICT tools offer dramatically cost effective extension opportunities to us and social media is one such of those.Agree with your point that social media has penetrated across different age groups.
Really a great idea, sir. There is a need to use the technology in the rural areas of the state (Mostly those are small farmers) where people are have started to move away from agriculture and livestock rearing due to loss in the same. The reason for the loss may be attributed to the lack of information about new technologies. This may prove an important tool to develop entrepreneurship in the local people and generate the source of employment to many. Most of the important info. that remains to just labs now a days due to lack of connectivity, can be disseminated to the people and would surely be beneficial to them. Wish u all the best sir and hope it would be fruitful…
Yes Mukesh ;you are right;Technology must have wider societal impact in order to be fruitful.Many new entrepreneurs are unable to venture out due to lack of farm based information .Thanks a lot for your wishes.
Great innovative idea. It can prove beneficial to several farmers.
Great initiative… Best wishes Devesh.
Well done sir..surely it will be accepted!!…:)
yes, I believe social media has played a role in day to day life and it will as an agricultural extension tool.
Very nice initiative
Gud project dr saab
Good project dr saab….
Good initiative
Great Proposal. Once done can be used in all the hill sates of India. I fully support your project.
Nice idea,all the best for your success.
Good initiative. Hope d young farmers practicing commercial farming will get sound technical backstopping.
Great,
It’s really a very good innovative idea that wiIl surely help the farmers
sir it seem to be a good,,, social media can be good tool for the farmers and in many other agricultural programme …..
A good START sir! Social media is now used by umpteen users but its utility by far in agriculture still remains infancy. The most widely used social media platforms- facebook and whatsapp- will certainly have more number of youth and therefore this might be more of a help to reconquer their interest in agriculture (as today they are likely getting shifted towards more of non- farm activities due to hegemony of many factors). This proposal should come up as an scintillating tool with much benefits for the farmers- that will furnish them with all the needed information at just one click. Best wishes sir!
Thanks Dr Tanusha ,your point about making Farming interesting and glamorous through social media is indeed a point noteworthy.Thanks a lot .
An excellent idea for the livestock community.
As we need to remember ” We are due to the livestock farmers. We need to repay them by new innovative ideas targeted towards their amelioration .”
Yes Dr Navneet
Great Dr. Devesh… Excellent project
Very well done sir…
Great proposal. Best wishes
Novel idea and great proposal. Go ahead
A very good initiative in the perspective of lab to land technology. India is agrarian based economy but ratio of extension workers to farmers is quite skewed. I am confident that this sort of initiative when we have less man power will be a torch bearer for extension education and a boon for farmers of our country.
Absolutely agree with your point Dr Himani,Fiscal deficit puts Indian Extension system short of manpower with Extension workers less than 1000 per million farmers in India we need to think out of the box a bit to diminish this shortcoming of Extension system in developing countries like India.Thanks a lot !
A very good initiative in the perspective of lab to land technology. India is an agrarian based economy but ratio of extension workers to farmers is quite skewed in our country. I am confident that such kind of initiative when we have very less man power will be a torch bearer for extension education and a boon to farmers.
great idea
dear devesh
its a great initiative and research proposal being taken up by you for your doctoral research. off and on i have been associated with various extension and farmer outreach activities being undertaken by you in the past several years and the constraints we faced in reaching out to farmers and giving them faster inflow of information can be best solved by use of social media tools like facebook and whatsapp. it can be used to make an animal activity calendar for farmers starting from the first day of the year to its end giving him brief and timely inputs and advises about deworming, vaccinations, general management of animals etc, organization of clinical camps or awareness camps in his/her area.apart from cost cutting it can disseminate the required information at a lightening speed to the farmer, savingh him critical time in deciding what to do in case of emergencies or outbreaks.kudos to you. go ahead. best wishes.
dr sachin sood.
Thanks Sachin;appreciate your very valid framework of provision of information from day 1 of animal life on various aspects of livestock health and production.Thank you very much
Excellent initiative by Dr.Devlesh Thakur. The power of social media must be utilized for the spread of scientific information and skills for the benefit of farming community.
nice initiative go ahead
Under the current scenario,Wwth the government laying more emphasis on digitilization and e-Market, the use of social media in livestock extension has become all the more relevant, with the deeper penetration of IT and its tools amongst the masses, especially in hilly state of HP where connectivity and communication has always been a problem owing to difficult geographical terrain. A very good initiative, will help in speedier and effective communication amongst the farmers and experts. I think the project is worth it. Go ahead, and wish you all the best
Thanks Dr Katoch ;I agree with your point with Digital India and several other IT initiatives,Time has come that we seriously consider this option as a way to empower our livestock owners.Thanks Once again
Innovative idea for benefitting the farmers….
Nice effort doc….
The social media act as low cost agricultural extension tool for the farmers. The project can fill the information gaps and solve the farmer problems through experts.. The information technology is very important aspect for dissemination of any farm technology to the masses.The project can be self-sustaining because the farmers and experts will be realizing the benefits in the time to come. Good initiative and carry on.
Very valid point Sir;Once the stakeholders reap benefits of Social media it is likely to be self sustaining.Thanks for your comments.
This proposal is an excellent idea to reach hill farmers whose accessibility is impeded by the treacherous terrains and lack of road connectivity. In some regions, particularly snow bound areas getting connected with farmers is even more difficult. Under these conditions, the project can play a pivotal role in prescribing treatments including vaccination schedules following proposed tools. i liked the idea. Great idea Dr Devesh. My best wishes for your novel initiative.
Thank you Dr Kapila;being from a hilly region I understand the pain and agony a farmer can have when animal health services do not reach and the amount of loss he faces .Social Media has been proven to be an effective emergency communication tool and it definitely has a role in agricultural and livestock emergencies .Thanks a lot for your comments.
Good project.even i am curious to see the outcome and power of social media. Thumbs up for the initiative.
Thanks Pathak Sir;Yes I am also excited as well bit concerned about the outcome if the proposal is accepted.Its a challenge to execute .Thanks a lot for the crisp comments made by you.
Good
yes, I believe social media has played a role in day to day life and it will as an agricultural extension tool.
Good job
doing good job dr.
Very good idea sir….all d best!!!!
Good Idea. will definitely help the farmer community of the region.
sir its a very nice, interesting and innovative approach.hoping for some valuable result to come up.All d very best sir for your research. May you come up with flying colours..
Dear Dr. Devesh,
Your proposal seems to be quite innovative and impressive. Such ideas need to be implemented in today’s fast moving world. Our farmers have become quite progressive, hi-tech and modern too. So, if the information of their importance is relayed through modern information tools like social media as proposed by you, it will work wonders and will go a long way in solving the problems of our farming community and uplifting its social and economic status.
I highly appreciate your proposal and wish you a very good luck for bringing this proposal in practical shape.
Yes ,You are right;the real challenge lies in making it practicallly feasible
sir its a nice, interesting and innovative approach.hoping fr some valuable output of dis.all d good wshs are wth u for ur research work.may u come up wth flyng clrs sir..
Dear Devesh, congrats for choosing an opt innovative project. definitely social media is going to pay very good role in the human life, among which farming community is not an exception. Wish you all the best. your project should come up with very good outcome and should motivate many other. – Dr Subrahmanyeswari, Professor, Vety. Extension Education, Andhra Pradesh.
Thanks Prof Dr Subrahmanyeswari;Even if I do not win this proposal if I find people motivated to use social media for agriculture in greater way in India and across developing world,I feel that I am successful in my attempt.
Nice and innovative idea sir
Yes……its very good initiative Dr Devesh…..i support it
nice project….
Dear Devesh: Its a good idea, go ahead and do it,
Best wishes
Indeed tis a great beginning in the era of digital India. Hope your toil and tireless efforts would inculcate the feeling in many that social media is an adjunct extension tool. Though looks to be a cumbersome task in India wherein farmers are not electronically adapted to a great extent, still no stones if left unturned can bring a lot of success with this forthcoming technology in the sphere of veterinary extension. I personally appreciate your initiative in this regard. Wishing you all good luck !!
Yes it may be difficult not impossible, but this is the future ,however its not equitably distributed right now.
A good START sir! Social media is now used by umpteen users but its utility by far in agriculture still remains infancy. The most widely used social media platforms- facebook and whatsapp- will certainly have more number of youth and therefore this might be more of a help to reconquer their interest in agriculture (as today they are likely getting shifted towards more of non- farm activities due to hegemony of many factors). This proposal should come up as an scintillating tool with much benefits for the farmers- that will furnish them with all the needed information at just one click. Best wishes sir!
Social media is an important tool in the present context to disseminate technology among farmers. Very Good
Good research proposal, what about the utility of the social media if the farmers are illiterate??,
Well we have tried to ensure that the social media users act as information mediators to help illiterate farmers.The social media using farmers or family members can help them to understand the information
Dear is this a great research proposal. The information needs of the livestock farmers is different from that of agriculture or horticulture etc, If you focus your study on any particular farmers say it may Dairy farmers/Small ruminants farmers/poultry farmers. Then you can draw specific conclusion
All the best
Thanks Dr Manjunathachar;You are very right that to draw any specific conclusion we need to be bit specific in terms of farmer selection.Thanks a lot !
In the present era of technical advancements, the rise of social media has definitely affected many things including communications patterns locally, regionally, nationally and around the globe. It is indeed proving a very valuable tool for the farmers in the the way they get and share information on various aspects of health and production. So, i think you are on the right track and wish u all the success in your future endeavors.
Thanks Mr Atul ;yes social media has already transformed farmer’s lives around the globe and it requires greater impetus from our side as well.
Hi Dr Devesh
It seems to be viable proposal for the farmers of the miniature state with climatic diversification. Social media is a new tool with its wide coverage and have power to overcome such diversification. Literate youth of the state is well versed with the technological advances and this project will help them to build entrepreneurial skills.
Best wishes for the project dear.
Very nice proposal…surely it will be very beneficial for farmers who seeks timely and cost effective information in this ‘Knowledge based era’…best luck sir!
Good idea. Have a grand success!
Good work doc saab
Very good initiative. Extension using social media in the current scenario of digitilization will emerge as a very powerful tool. My best wishes
Dear Devesh,
Congratulations for coming up with innovative type of research proposal. We are all aware that, there is scarcity of skilled human resource for catering the Extension Advisory Needs of the farming community. Human resource gap in veterinary extension is more severe than the agriculture extension. So, your research work will be one of the foundation stone in building “Digital-India” by helping the farming community through providing need based information.
Best of luck
Thanks Mr Pavan ;you are right the problem of shortage of human resource would be a permanent problem in extension system in countries like India.Social media can help to bridge this gap.Thanks a lot !
It’s a great project. However, I am a little sceptical about the number of farmers who will be benefited from your project. I think the number of farmers is huge for a single scholar to handle and collaborate with. If you please, you can reconsider. It does break down to collaborating with different kinds of farmers – their problems would be equally unique. However, I must congratulate you for your application for the GCARD3 agripreneurship project.
Thanks Arpita it is an approximate number.It would serve as our goal.Thanks for your wishes
Good job dr.saab
It’s really a good initiation by you dr Devesh and really important for the individuals those are directly or indirectly involve in agriculture. …. best of luck
The rapid spread of mobile phones across India offers opportunities to improve service delivery for small scale farmers. In this scenario this project seems to be highly appropriate and viable which will provide the farmers with access to information not only on farm operations and management practices but also can provide information and learning on financial services, and input and output markets. A very good initiative Dr Devesh and I look forward to the positive outcomes.
All the best!!
Thanks Surinder Sir;The ambit of social media has to be broad in order to be effective .Farmer may need all sorts of information.We may call it pluralistic extension and thats what social media can offer !.Thanks for your wishes.
Today social media is powerful, successful and handy but there is need to initiate such projects where accessibility, farsightness and quickness of social media could be harnessed for benefits and information needs of farming community.
Thanks Dr Gayatri yes its 24X7 accessibility can be really power aspect.It is quick,cheap .
sir, it’s an extraordinary research work in which the information can be disseminated very fast and your work serves the society verymuch.all the best sir.
I appreciate your work. It will be highly beneficial for farmer.
nice work sir. an innovative thought which serve the society more than you wish.i wish you all the best sir.
its time to do such a creative,useful,advanced things in this field…do it my dear friend…
Good work Dr. Devesh and I would like to suggest that keep a second line should be prepared sidewise to maintain continuity of work.
its time to do such a creative,useful,advanced things in this field…do it my dear friend
its time to do such a creative,useful,advanced things in this field …do it my dear friend
Very very innovative..and need support from everyone..keep it up dr devesh….
good idea keep it up
Innovative idea sir.
Social media can change the picture of Indian Farming.
Today everyone is using social media.It will be motivational for the young farmers of the country.
According to me, your proposal can bring an interest in the youngster to adopt farming as profession… later or soon.
Absolutely Shilpa We can make farming attractive in a scenario where youth does not like venturing into farming even if it may be lucrative.Need to bring glamour quotient through social media as well.Thats the other angle social media can provide to farming.
In today’s generation who look for internet to search anything. This project will help in getting the concern true knowledge in very less time. This will also encourage young generation to choose agriculture as employment. So hopefully this going to help Indian farmers.
Very Good thinking Dr Devesh. Its wonderful idea to spread awareness among educated and unemployed youths who can take up the e profession.
perfect timing to make it happen with DIGITAL INDIA campaign trending….ALL THE BEST SIR
this the best time to make it happen with DIGITAL INDIA CAMPAIGN trending in india…this is a support to it!
Good going Doc, it is very noble and great work for the farm community. Long way to go and best of the luck.
Dr Devesh, I appreciate your initiative in this regard. Whether you win or lose in this contest. It doesn’t matter but your matters. Your work will be eye opener for many extension service delivery agencies. The combination of ict-social media will be having great impact on information dissemination. All d best.
Yes Mr Samrat;that’s the way I am looking at it ,whether I win or lose.I am happy that in the process I learned a lot.Also,this idea may be replicated by some other person at his/her own level.That would also mean a win for this proposal.
Its really innovative idea sir. As India is turning into digital India, so use of social media is increasing. It will be a helpful tool for extending lab to land programs.
Good going…all the best
Brilliant proposal sir… it can bring revolutionary results. Best wishes
surely sir it can b a good option for the new entrepreneurs but there may b some constraints regarding attitude of these farmers toward adopting this technology so if these farmers will b given an initial knowledge of this through, extension work more n more farmers wud join the campaign as rural Indian’s attitude toward adoption of new tech. is little bit strange….
Yes we are going to assess the attitude ,information needs at the base level initially.
its good idea sir it definitely help the farmers in the remote and hilly area where there is no availability of transportation means.
I think the correct use of technology can really speed up the social and economic change in rural India. Same thoughts are being resonated in this blog post. Kudos to Dr. Devesh for such novel idea.
worth considering for judicious use of social media for the welfare of poor farmers
Its a great idea and now a days farmers of hp …..many of them directly or indirectly are using social media. …..kudos
Very innovative project that can help Indian peasants go miles. Agriculture in India lacks technology. Such initiatives certainly will help Indian agriculture grow manifold. All the best!!
We as service providers have seen the problems being faced by livestock owners especially about referrals. Things are now becoming easy with use of social media. It has become very easy to analyse the pics and videos being sent by the farmers and get the advusement accordingly. Great time, labour and money saver tool. It needs further exploration for sure. Great idea to go ahead with. My best wishes and God speed
Exatcly Dr Adarsh ;It offers us the possibilty to move beyound words into audio visual format.Thanks for the great encouraging words.Thanks once again.
Go ahead… All the best
Brilliant idea sir …..it will be great success go ahead …..best of luck
Brilliant idea sir….go ahead …..god bless you…besst of luck
Need of the hour according to geography of Himachal Pradesh…..
Brilliant idea sir ..go ahead ..all the best ..god bless you
Nice one good thinking….good luck sr…
Hi Devesh
At first I congratulate you for developing a very good project and salute to your courage on thinking for the farming community of our state and the country. By Increasing the use of social media in agriculture can really transform the lives of farmers. Such kind of initiatives are very much needed to motivate the scientific, farming and the student community of the country to achieve the targeted goal of doubling the income of farmers and perhaps in achieving the GDP of 15% by 2022.
Thanks Dr Asrani,Agreed to your point , that low cost ICT Tools such as Social Media have ability to bring metamorphic changes in Agriculture in developing countries such as India.They have the ability to empower the farmers through increased access to institutions ,great farm profitability and enhance income.Thank you very much Sir !
Good idea for uplifting the traditional knowledge of remote area farmers
can prove to be good approach for Indian farmers to compensate the shortage of man power particularly that engaged in extension delivery mechanism. also definitely reduce the cost drastically
Thanks Afzal sir ;Yes it can dramatically be cost effective extension tool provided with afforadable internet for the farmers
Now a days We don’t have a choice on whether we do social media, the question is how well we do it. The social media act as low-cost agricultural extension tool for the farmers. The project can fill the information gaps and solve the farmer problems through experts. The information technology is very important aspect for dissemination of any farm technology to the masses.A very good initiative, will help in speedier and effective communication amongst the farmers and experts. I think the project is worth it. Go ahead, and wish you all the best
Thanks Mr Nukala you are apt that we need to test this low cost extension tool.Thanks for your wishes
Good one dr sab…
Good one……….
Dear Devesh,
A very good idea when the rural youth are using smart phones it will help them learn new concepts. You can decipher ur ideas to far flung areas. Keep it up
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Good idea
Its good way to communicate information to unreached……..
Well thought proposal sir… It is for sure going to help the farmers living in the remote areas in enhancing their knowledge and will also help in changing their skills…
all the best sir…
keep it up…l
Dear Devesh
Its a new work. All the best.
Dear Dr Devesh
its an novel idea in this era of IT.. we must innovate and find new ways to help farmer in his distress. wish you good luck.
its a good start for a better future of digital india IN THE FIELD OF AGRICULTURE
New way for the farmers upliftment . I want to give some suggestion such as first collect the data on existing social media uses by the farmers. Their attitude and proper training on them
Contemporary idea indeed!!
Dr Devesh’s concept can set a trend in the arena of discussions on information dissemination of agricultural and allied technologies. Do good Dr saab!!
Thanks Dr Pachaiyappan K for your encouraging words.
Mobile phones have spread rapidly across India and offer opportunities to improve extension service delivery for Indian farmers. In this context, social media is another platform to share and disseminate information for the farmers. Since, traditional methods have their own demerits and constraints like human resource, infrastructure etc., its high time to introduce relevant research projects like social media. So the social media groups (facebook, whatsapp groups) with particular purpose will act as the platform for sharing need based information to farmers on timely basis. Hence, I wish for the great success for this project and the author Dr. Devesh Thakur….Best wishes !!
Thanks Prakash;agree with your point social media is not one stop techology but is one of the various tools available for us today to diminish the shortcomings of face of face extension.Thanks for the wishes.
Excellent idea, creating hope for farmers development and it’s multidimensional analysis definatly add up to farmers development.
Definitely going to help young agri entrepreneurs of the country. Good luck
yes sir very good initiative..
Very good topic. Good Luck. Hope for innovative research findings.
This is an innovative idea, if implemented can be a game changing solution for the farmers of developing countries like India. Perfect timing of this proposal…
Need of the hour…..gud luck
Good work……
Social media is a much needed tool for taking ahead the Indian farming community and bringing it at par with world farm business .
Great initiative
Nice proposal sir…………definitely social media can boost extension services………. Social media as an agricultural extension tool……. has already been employed………….and as per my observation, in remotest Changthang area of Ladakh (India) I guess every family is having at least one smart phone or an account on social media (mostly facebook) of any member of the family (mostly youth/students or adult)……….that makes them aware of the programmes of our KVK……besides their social network……Good luck sir
Thanks Dr Yatoo;Happy to know that the difficult Changthang has a smartphone user in every family.As you work in Farm Science Centre(KVK) this grassroot observation of yours supports my case.Thanks for the very valid inputs.
Great idea specially for rural people,will certainly provide a boost to animal husbandry.
Very good idea and initiative sir. Wish you good luck.
Innovative idea for needful information dissemination and technology transfer to farmers, and shall bridge the information gap. The idea needs appreciation.
Best wishes to you sir…
it is a good idea to use social media as a extension tool to increase awareness among farmers & realising the goal for adoption of latest methods , technology in agriculture. this project can serve as guide for policy making to govt for farmers & as objective of ” digital india programme ”
good area of research and need to be explored
This idea would be beneficial to tap the potential of social media to utilise as a tool for intervention.
All the best
Good Idea..
it’s a very nice idea that will attract everyone’s attention. gud lk sir, hope for good and desired result.
Great and innovative idea sir….
Nice research work to help the farmers ….Go ahead Sir
Very good idea sir. All the best sir……
Spellbinding idea, sir. The amount of emphasis today’s youth is giving to social media, which is democratic and autonomous form of disseminating information , i find it extremely enthralling to use it as an agricultural extension tool. And proposing it for both, agriculture and animal husbandry based farmers for a rough terrain like Himachal Pradesh, makes it even more captivating. Also, using social media with solemn purpose of sharing need based information to farmers on timely basis is an unprecedented proposition and i bid you all the very best for this endeavor!!!!
Thanks Anil for such inspiring words.You are apt that time has come to think social media as a serious tool for use in farming with specific objectives in mind.Thanks a lot !
Nice innitiative Dr Devesh…..Social media is the need of the hour as it is fastest method to reach among the farmers …best wishes for your work an i am sure it will surely uplift the socioeconomic status of the farmers….Do share your experiences throughout the work…..All the best dear….
Dr .Devesh ,it is a great n innovative idea .Farmers specially livestock owners in mountainous state like Himachal have had little access to extention activities for one or the other constraints despite the best possible efforts (physical ,financial ,in terms of kind )by the concerned agencies /departments .As practiced till date the modus Operandi was through organizing Kisaan Gosthis /Mela /awareness / demonstration camps which involved
much more Time in organising the event ,
, expenditure inputs ,selection of stakeholders ,ceremonial inauguration etc and little time used to be devoted in delivering /adressing the issues. concened to the actual stakeholders for the want. of. time n limited interaction.Main drawback with this type of extension system was participation of non serious stakeholders (just for the sake of presence ,free inputs etc ) n negligible feedback n followup of the impact on the stakeholders of these extension activities could ever be assessed that seriously to make a roadmap for future plan of action .Nowadays due to advancement and reach of I.T Gadgets n internet connectivity even in remote localities max people are using the smartphone for their day to day activities n farmers are not behind in this endeavor .So , I.T.through whatsApp n Facebook
I am happy Dr Ajay Katwal that you have brought into light the hard realities of traditional extension where a top down approach is followed .This approach involves achieving targets,considerable drainage of public exchequre.Social media has been considered as one of the most participative and democratic forms of Extension.Challenges too are huge for social media as well but benefits can also be very exciting.Thanks for your support !
Thanks to all for your comments,suggestions,valuable points you have made.
Good one Devesh
In the present scenario we can’t thniks about success of any enterprise without help of recent communication technology.Livestock sector also one of them. Either it may be question of scientist lab or farmer field. Yes it is true today livestock owners fully utilize mobile technogy for communication. Utilation frequency may varies according to different geographical situation. Its a matter of pleasure to know that farmers in hilly tract of India also utilize mobile because means of comnunication is always a obstacle for successful and speedy development of enterprenure in hilly area. Ou select a nice blog. Best wishes for u
Good luck
Nice idea, will definitely help farmers.
good idea
Great project… it will surely ease the farmers of himachal to get expert advice instantly ..
Great project sir… it will surely ease the farmers of himachal to get expert advice instantly.
Great initiative….best luck..
This idea (use of social media) has power to give help directly to our farmers, which should be the ultimate beneficiary.Very well done sir . All the very best sir.
Very innovative idea. Farmers are definitely going to be benefitted. Keep it up. All the best
Outstanding idea sir. This will revolutionize the agro based information distribution in rural areas. Good luck for your future endeavors !!!
Very nice topic sir… its very much important to work in this area in todays date. good luck sir….!!!
awesome sir… this topic is very much important in todays date…. best wishes from me….!!!
Great and Innovative…. it will be a great help to farmers.
Good proposal.
Go ahead.
All the best.
With good internet connectivity and popularity of smart phone and social media, the proposed project is a nice idea. This type of idea will help the place like Himachal Pradesh as well as other hilly state of India. It will also improve the extension contact with the farmers.
Great idea. Go ahead
Dr. Devesh
Good initiative. Its high time that we have to think and explore new extension approaches for reaching agriculture and livestock farmers. Hope the present study will definitely throw light on empirical evidences about use of social media for extension activities in particular to the State and our country in general.
Exactly Thilakar Sir,its just the right time I feel we need to test this option for agriculture empirically.Thanks for encouraging words !
Good Initiative Doctor…. Best luck..
Good one.. Need of the hour
i have gone through the idea and found it a very sound initiative. This initiative, i think, will not only benefit the farmers agriculturing in farflung hilly and mountaineous areas but will also help the farmers living in other geographical terrains, to remain updated with the new faccinating research outcomes so then to apply them at the field level and augment their production. Social media and smartphones, which are accessible to most of the people, with help in faster and fair dessimination of needful information and also, will simplify the technology transfer to ultimate aimes users i.e, Farmers.Such initiatives need aknowledgement and appreciation especially in a country where more than 70% population reside in villages and depend on agriculture for their livlihood.
It is very innovative idea Sir. Like, if these farmers make what’s app group or Facebook page for discussiong their problems along with subject matter specialist. They can share pictures of their problems and get so many low cost solutions at the same time.
ALL THE BEST SIR!
Exactly Dr Amod ;thats the way I am also thnking;this is a nice way to bring diagnosis at the farmer’s footsteps albeit in a virtual manner !Thanks for the wishes.
Really it would be an amazing initiative sir.
Dear Devesh you are moving in right direction because as mobile penetration is increasing day by day in the far flung areas of our country, using Social media and smartphones to accqaint the farmers and address their grievances will definitely help in rural develoment.
Dear Devesh you are moving in right direction because as the mobile penetration is increasing day by day even up to the far flung areas of our country, use of social media and smart phones as a tool to accqaint the framers and address their grievances will definitely boost up the rural economy ensuring rural development.
Thanks Khusal Ji for your comments
Very unique initiative in extension sector. There is need to harness the benefits of IT revolution in benefitting farming community of the state. Keeping in view topography of our state, this type of initiative can provide prompt guidance to farmers. Very Good, go ahead, my best wishes.
Sir Though I did not contacted you personally(except for email that too through a general one sent as mass mail),the very encouraging response of yours has overwhelmed me Sir.Thanks a lot .
I have no words to express that I feel deeply indebted to (Drs/Madam/Sir/Dear) Aishwarya,Kunal,S.Verma,Archana,Shahji,Rajesh Chahota,Rimpi,Neeraj Sharma,Purnima,Pallavi,Ritesh,Savina,Balram,Swati,Manish ,Inderjeet,Anuj,Sonali,Anjali,Arun,Omer,Shikha,Tanmay,Atul Puri,Rakesh Thakur,Pooja,Nishant,Navneet Sharma,Dushyant,Priyanka Thakur,Dinesh Sharma,Khalid,Surjeet Kumar,Radha,Neeraj,Saini,Massey,Pardeep,V K Thakur,Amit Singh,Prince,Manoj,Kailash,Sushil,Abbas,Chethan,Sharad,Sunil,Utpal,Samresh,Diksha,Mayur,Guarav,
Ruby,Richa,Pranita,Ishan,Gowtham,Vishal,Devi Singh and many more.
Infact your comments have filled my shoulders with responsibility to work upon this amazing option .
If I may have missed any of the names,spelled them wrong ,I deeply regret for that.Thank you so much.I also request you to give further suggestions and ideas so that every blog reader gets benefited and we are able to share this message of thinking seriously in terms of using social media for our unreached farming community across the globe.Thanks a lot.With Best Regards.
Nice project Devesh.
Nice project. All the best
Awesome. (Y)
This project could prove to be a major revolution in the field of Agro-Veterinary Extension…..
Instead of creating an island of opportunities this project focuses on dissemination of skills and opportunities…… Wat an idea sir ji
It would be more encouraging for the farmers and they would feel more associated with this project if they are made to discuss their thoughts and ideas with each other in an informal manner
Plus appreciation of their prevailing indigenous methods or innovations (jugaad) and amalgamating them with your wisdom…….
I would say it would be a best case scenario facilitating a 2 way channel of flow of impulses……. Among farmers…. And between the extension expert and his client
In my opinion designing calenders for farmers with descriptive pictures of information like season wise diseases occurrence on respective months…………. Season wise fodder feeding……. Would also be helpful…….. These calenders can be distributed whenever there is any meet organised among farmers as per the intimation on social media
Azolla farming…….. Urea enrichment……… Silage preparation are a must in our lands…. Due to the harsh climatic conditions which the farmer has to bear every year….
Self help groups can also be made as per need and feasibility for empowering our annadaata
Good luck sir………. With great power comes great responsibility…..
This project could prove to be a major revolution in the field of Agro-Veterinary Extension…..
Instead of creating an island of opportunities this project focuses on dissemination of skills and opportunities…… Wat an idea sir ji
It would be more encouraging for the farmers and they would feel more associated with this project if they are made to discuss their thoughts and ideas with each other in an informal manner
Plus appreciation of their prevailing indigenous methods or innovations (jugaad) and amalgamating them with your wisdom…….
I would say it would be a best case scenario facilitating a 2 way channel of flow of impulses……. Among farmers…. And between the extension expert and his client
In my opinion designing calenders for farmers with descriptive pictures of information like season wise diseases occurrence on respective months…………. Season wise fodder feeding……. Would also be helpful…….. These calenders can be distributed whenever there is any meet organised among farmers as per the intimation on social media
Azolla farming…….. Urea enrichment……… Silage preparation are a must in our lands…. Due to the harsh climatic conditions which the farmer has to bear every year….
Good luck sir………. With great power comes great responsibility…..
Agree with your point Dushyant Traditional Extension is hierarchically structured with farmers have little power and opportunities to clarify their doubts.Extension in true sense is a two way process and social media gives us a unique opportunity to make traditional extension two way process.Thanks for your nice feedback
Great initiative sir
Best of luck sir
Best of luck sir ji
Dear Dr. Devesh,
This is an excellent idea/ concept which will revolutionise the way of extension activities. This will greatly help to close the gap between lab and field/ land as the farmers will have access to new knowledge on their finger tips. In future, this can become a main medium for extension activities by potentially replacing the traditional ways. However, we would have to be careful with the implications it may have on the stakeholders and probably would need highly dedicated professionals to answer the farmers queries in respectful manner, to avoid this excellent idea from falling prey to administrative complexities like many other programs. Good on you and good luck again.
Cheers
Thanks Mohinder Sir,yes we need to keep the last point in mind.
Great initiative… All the best Sir…
All d best sir….may your hard work and determination bring fruitful results
Its a good initiative. It will definitely help the people living in remote area . Best wishes sir (y)
I liked the concept though furthur detailing is required to know how it will be effective.All the best .
excellent
Very good initiative. The farmers will be benefitted with productive use of the social media tools for their social and economic upliftment through valuvale information
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Great innovative idea sir. I think farmers are going to be benefited by such a nice idea. Specially farmers of hilly areas. Acess of new technology and solutions of farmers technical problems by the use of social media is the real digital India concept. Wish u a good luck to you and success for the project.
Good initiative it can be fully utilized by our poultry farmers to boost their poultry production .
An innovative initiative for transferring the knowledge from the laboratories to the fields. Good luck sir..
Use of social media will definitely benifit the farmers residing in rural areas. Good luck for the project sir.
Great work….
Great work..
A unique, innovative and yet another practical estension approach to address the farmers issues. Definitely if this idea will be a success on pilot basis in Himachal Pradesh, very well it can be repicated elsewhere in the country.
Being basically myself hailing from Rural India, I wonder when my friend or known person very much involved in agriculture and animal husbandry in the native from rural India can catch me on either whatsApp and Facebook very offenly and rural people can use this social media very rapidly in the local body elections, why we the extension people are still in the traditional methods to reach them. During the last 1-2 decades we are talking of ICT with very less outcome and reach to the rural masses, but 2014 General elections proved it beyond doubt that the social media has been used excessively to reach to the rural masses. In this backgroung Dr. Devesh has come up with the unique idea of reaching the farmers through social media. The genuine project under the leadership of Dr. Mahesh Chander which needs support
very good work…
really appreciating…
really appreciating…
nice work
sir, really its a good initiative….but mostly its depend on the farmer respone……how they respond.Mostly farmer are less educated or dont ve smartphone.if they ve. They dont know how to use….
also net neutrality play a good role..
Yes Sourabh;ultimately sustainable social media communication depends upon user engagement and response.Even if farmer does n’t have a smartphone we can expect mediators(first line extension workers,rural youth) to help us to reach out the non-smartphone users.
The project proposal is quite innovative and I am hopeful of positive impact of social media as rural farmer is deprived of important information as there is dearth of qualified extension workers, the reasons for which are quite obvious. Social media can bridge this gap at a very nominal cost. I also foresee dedicated app for this purpose very soon. My only suggestion would be to minimize inclusion of non-serious participants in the study, which I am sure must be already in the mind. I wish Dr Devesh all the very best!
Best way to utilise available tool for linkage of institutions/experts to stakeholders. This method has a potential of next step revolution in the field of Animal Husbandry where transfer of services and consultancy is always a challenge given the diverse social , economic , geographical … variation in our country. Fact that social networking is being used by almost all , current generation farmers are going to find it handy and useful.
I think social utilisation of social network tools in Agricultural and Animal Husbandry sector can revolutionise production as well as marketing challenges of unpredictable, sensitive and fragile Indian Agricultural system. Good luck and good job.
Nice concept..all the best
Use of social networking tools in agricultural sector has a immense potential to fill the gap between service providers and stakeholders. It can revolutionize production to maketing challenges of unpredictable and fragile Indian agricultural system and address much of the greviances of small and marginal farmers who are the most sensitive section in case of even a little incoordiation in production-marketing chain. Good job and good luck.
Thanks Dinesh Sir,your hopefulness that even we can reach out to even the marginalized farmers is the idea which I liked the most.I agree to your mind that even in the use of social media we must ensure that the benefits are equtabily distributed.
Thanks Dinesh Sir,your hopefulness that even we can reach out to even the marginalized farmers is the idea which I liked the most.I agree to your mind that even in the use of social media we must ensure that the benefits are equitabily distributed.
All the best …it’s quite a innovative project
Very good initiative.. Sir…keep it up of such type of work that help the former
Innovative idea and well designed work plan. Wish you all the best sir.
Very nice and important project proposal which is exactly according to today’s need in the time of IT and social networking. I believe this kind of approach can be more effective in various extension activities and transfer of benefits of modern technology to the farmers. All the best and wishing you very good luck and great outcome and success through this project.
Good work. Need of the hour. All the best
All the best
good initiative. Best wishes
for producing export oriented agriculture/livestock/horticulture products farmers are in need of continuous guidelines or advice from the experts. it can be achieved by social media.
I am strongly agree with your research project Dr Devesh. good luck
Dear Sir, your research project is one of the way to achieve Indian dream ‘Digital India’
Nice and innovative idea
Nice idea Sir… All the best..
Good proposal Sir. All the best.
A very prudent intention indeed to revive information dispersal and farmer feedback mechanism. Remembering Krishi Darshan from yester years using social media is like a breakthrough upgradation to the concept,in modern scenario, where the internet penetrance has tremendously increased even in the rural setups.Starting from educating farmers in newer agriculture skills,to providing an interactive forum,what not can be accomplished with such a purpose. A big thumbs up to the proposal, looking at its humongous scope in future.
Thanks Nipuna ;There has been little extensive research examining social media use outside Europe and North America(USAID Social Media handbook) and therefore we need to test this tool empirically .
Good effort. Social media can help in dissemination of information. There was study supported by DFID in 2016 in which cell phone mediated group classes were under taken for women self help group members in remote places. Your project has also the additional potentiality of finding more opportunities. It is timely, and useful. Best wishes
Thanks Sir for sharing additional information.I had read about that and after reading your comment I got a research paper pertaining to that project of yours and it is quite useful to me.Thanks a lot Sir !
its an innovative idea….all the best
Dear Dr. Devesh,
This is very innovative extension project proposal which can be greatly helpful to farmers of hard Himalayan terrain and in case of far flung areas of India where information can’t be dispersed easily and by conventional means on regular basis. This kind of project will encourage extension activities through IT and social networking in near future and thereby helping farmers to have access to new knowledge on their finger tips. Moreover all the next generation farmers are now using mobile or smart phones and this will further help in practical success of such activities.
Wishing you all the very best for the success and benefit of this proposal to the society.
With regards
Thanks Dr Saurabh for the feedback.
Good initiative Devesh, surely I feel it is very much feasible. Go with it.!! All the best.!!!
Good idea
Dear Dr.Devesh
The potentiality of ICT is yet to be exploited in agriculture including animal husbandry. Only stray attempts indicated the utility of mobiles in accessing the information from several sources. The dairy farmers are using the mobile phones in contacting the field vets for various of the services like AI, Treatment, campaign schedules etc. But lot needs to be done in identifying the needs, reliable information sources, identification of key communicators, market information etc. The need to exploit the use of social media is of paramount importance in animal husbandry because of the high vet livestock ratio. In this context it is a very good initiative and I wish you good luck.
Thanks a lot sir,i am in particular overwhelmed by your response sir.Agree with your point social media offers better scope than mobile phones in terms of assessing the user information needs through feedback.As the number of veterinarians in India are far less than required and livestock extension information remains marginalized we need to seriously think other options of information delivery as well in which social media can play a potent role.
Dear Lokesh,Even in one line you have been very Crisp,Yes I am also passionate about my idea and I know it would be quite challenging to implement.
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yes sir it is a great idea.smart phone usage is becoming popular. social media apps can have a bug reach. all the best sir.
EXCELLENT IDEA AND NEED OF THE DAY. CONGRATULATION FOE SUCH A BRILLIANT IDEA.. GOOD LUCK
It is amazing.I hope it would contribute for promoting good extension services.How ever,we have to think about the cost benefit ratio and sustainability of the idea in terms of tangible and intangible out comes.Does the project has taken such points in to considerations?
I wish all the best
Thanks sir and I take that very valuable suggestion of yours.
Dr. Devesh sir one more comment from my side. Its an innovative idea. All the best
Good project. All the best
Excellent proposal for the dissemination of information to the farmers of hilly states like Himachal Pradesh. My good wishes to Dr Devesh
Excellent project proposal for the farmers of Himachal Pradesh. Social media has touched all spheres of the society and has great potential for the animal husbandry sector as well. The proposed project will serve as an excellent platform for addressing technical problems of farmers and exchange of scientific knowledge. Best wishes to Dr. Devesh Thakur for this wonderful initiative.
Thanks Aneesh for sharing the thoughts
Good and innovative idea …. congratulation Dr devesh
Innovative project. Must take into account the method to get in touch with the farmers not so accustomed to use of social media apps.Farmers awareness shall go a long way in improving fertility and enhance productivity of dairy animals.
Thanks Sir,perhaps in the process of project I may also improve my social media literacy as well of our farmers.
I think this is a nice idea and very good proposal. I am hopeful of excellent results. All the very best!
Thank You Very Much Sir !
Dear Dr Devesh
It is a very good project. I hope maximum farmers of the state of Himachal Pradesh get benefited through it and that it sustains once the project work is over. Success of this project will also act a motivation for other states to emulate it. Wish you all the best.
Thanks Dr Rinku,thats the way I am looking about the project.It must be self sustaining and it should move beyond any specific region.
Nice go ahead.. all the best
great idea and excellent initiative. the project would be beneficial for the farmers of the state. best wishes for the endeavor
Excellent proposal, Go ahead
Excellent idea and a good initiative; wishing u good luck in advance. Looking forward for its success
Excellent idea and need of the hour as we are going and growing towards the concept of Digital India. I would like to add further that deworming schedules for livestock and conventional diagnostic aids (if available) can be communicated periodically for a more wider coverage.
Good luck
Yes Harkirat Sir,Livestock deworming messages are one of those things in my mind to ensure that the farmers do not feel reluctant to adopt this technology .Thanks a lot !
Dear Dr. Thakur,
Compliments for the initiative I sincerely hope you get desired support (financial/ human) to successfully implement the project and that it provides much needed impetus to make livestock extension effective.
I briefly indicate below my initial response in form of concerns, views and suggestions for your consideration – please feel free to ignore this that you have already considered (confining to livestock):
1. Concerns =
1.1 For success of the project it is essential you ensure involvement and support of the ‘Stake Holders’ in the ‘Total Value Chain’ related to livestock production – from Livestock Producer to Service Providers (GO, NGO, Coop., Pvt. Vendor to State A.H.Dept and University). This may be considered as one of the ‘Essential Conditions for Success of the project’.
1.2 ‘Lab to Land/Producer; Top Down; TOT approaches’ – livestock extension is plagued with these approaches. It is easier to change communication technology, adopt the latest but ‘Paradigm Shift in Livestock Extension approach’ is very difficult and unless that is done much of the effectiveness will be lost.
1.3 Related to the above and “2nd Essential Condition for success is Selection of Appropriate Product of Research”. Essential in view of variability in agro-climatic and Infrastructural conditions of regions and Socioeconomic strata of livestock producers in the state (high selection pressure needed in this regard).
1.4 I presume livestock producers you select will represent different socioeconomic strata and will have the facility of communicating through Whatsapp in Hindi (Devnagari) == so also the other stakeholders.
2. It would be nice if the “Project provides FEED BACK” to Researchers and facilitates adoption of “Need Based/Problem Solving and Development Supporting Research”. In the same manner feed back to the State Dept. of A. H. to stream line system of service delivery and plan ‘Comprehensive Livestock Policy’ is needed. There would be need to develop feed back mechanism and sensitize concerned stake holders,
3. A suggestion related to the above = it would be necessary to “Facilitate Feedback from Livestock Owners” and simultaneously “Orient technical persons from Research and Development groups” to give due cognizance to feedback from livestock owners – as there is much to learn from them, to develop approach to research and development,
There was delay in my response as I was on tour and pre-occupied. The note has become longish – I regret that – please feel free to ignore whatever is not relevant.
All the best wishes.
D.V. Rangnekar
Sir,Your Valuable comments have brought newer insights to this work and I fully appreciate your worthy points.I would definitely keep those points in mind and would try to incorporate in my work.Thanks a lot Sir
Good concept. The idea of tapping the potential of digitally aware farmers of the state and further channelizing their skills for the overall benefit of other resource poor farmers of the hilly state like HP is wonderful. Once the results are scientifically validated, It will surely help the policy makers of the state to incorporate this type of extension strategies for the overall benefit of farming community where accessibility is still limited. My best wishes, good luck and go ahead…….
Yes Dr Dogra,currently government organisations in India do not strive to use social media for farmers.The present project can be one step to devise appropriate ways of reaching to farmers through social media.At least the study can sensitize them
Excellent work 🙂
Excellent work on social media…helpful for livestock owners
Great project…. =D>
Excellent project work sir
Keep it up
Good idea sir ji
Nice work sir ji
Looking for success sir ji
Nice work
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Good initiative…
Great innovative work sir.. For Spreading digital india concept as a extension tool…
awesome idea sir
best wishes…
nice idea sir
great idea sir.at this stage when india is moving towards digitalization this idea will definitely going to help farmers and will motivate youngesters to adopt farming as their source of income ..so all the best sir for your project
Excellent work. This would help the hilly farmers. With Best Wishes.
In present scenario it is need of hour. most of the animal owners are linked with mobile revolution and many information can be circulated as well as find out on such a big platform. I wish all success to the project and find it very interesting and valuable.
nice man good luck
Great work vet…
Great information sir
Sir i am not sound enough in extension education as ug student but I am impressd by ur innovative proposal of using a basic key (social media) of extension towards the welfare of hilly farmers …. Sir this is the way we can serve the farmers without limits ….wishing u all the best …. hope to be part of it in future sir …. as my part i would share ur idea to all my collegues !!!
Thank u sir … urs obidently – charan
Thanks a lot ;Even though you are not specialists of this area but I appreciate that you have understood that the project is aimed for farming community of this country.
Sir i am not sound enough in extension education as ug student but I am impressd by ur innovative proposal of using a basic key (social media) of extension towards the welfare of hilly farmers …. Sir this is the way we can serve the farmers without limits ….wishing u all the best …. hope to be part of it in future sir …. as my part i would share ur idea to all my collegues !!!
Thank u sir … – charan
Sir, i am not sound enough in extension education as ug student ,, but i am impressed by ur innovative proposal of using basic key (social media) of extension towards the welfare of hilly farmers…..sir this is the way we can serve the farmers without limits ….. wishing u all the best …. hope to be a part of it in near future sir .. as my part i would share ur idea to all my collegues !!! thank you sir — charan
All the best for your new and innovative idea doctor.I stand up with you in support of your project.
Nice sir. it is an innovative idea which needs to be explored. please ensure the sustainability of the groups under the research even after the study period.
Innovative idea sir. All the best.
Good idea sir very helpful to livestock owners
good luck dr devesh
Its a very innovative and commendable idea sir.Wishing you all the sucess in this venture. It will be highly beneficial to farmers. Agriculture extension through social networking is a big thumbs up.
Excellent idea …👍
Congrats Sir>< That you have chosen a very good work….. /Agriculture and allied sectors also in Social media/ Social media can be effectively used in Agri/Vet. Extension, because It lacks marketing related information and technology dissemination throughout the country. It will be great useful to all the stakeholders involving in Agriculture and Livestock production and to enhance the Knowledge and ideas exchange…
Yes You are Right Dr Gunasheelam ,geographical boundaries may be less important and Social Media Use can be thought of on Pan India basis
Great idea sir…
Nice idea sir…:)
Good project sir..
Social media is the fourth pillar of nation,and it has the power to change the scenario of any nation but important thing that conspiracy should not be allowed here. In this project social media will surely provide a new horizon of information ,which are beneficial to farmers. Thanks sir to create excellent idea.
wish u all the best sir !
A very good initiative in the perspective of lab to land technology. It will help farmers for their socio-economic development.
Mai akela hi chala tha manzil ki or log judte gye or karwa banta gya
Good initiative sir
It is a good proposals which will bring awareness among farmers about Dairy, poultry & agricultural technologies (Apple and Potato) in remote localities within short span. Since, problem identification and solution should be so quick enough to address farmers needs to minimize their loss. To achieve this objective, social media would be the paramount aid. However, there is no such studies available, therefore current study will enhance our understanding on impact of social media on agriculture extension. Hence, I strongly recommend for this proposal.
Best wishes.
Dr Vijay K. Bharti
Thanks Dr Vijay for understanding the basic concept of my proposal.
Nice sir, a unique piece of work keep doing such things .
I reviewed this proposals and would like to recommend it for grant. Since, due to awareness now everyone has access to internet, mass communication, and mobile network with ease. The sharing of information is not difficult even in remote areas. Therefore, extension activities using social media will improve communication between stake holders and technology provider. There are no such investigation which which brought the impact of social media on agricultural extension. Hence, present study will help us knowing the suitability and importance of social media in agriculture extension.
Dr. Somen Acharya
Agriculture Science
Thank you Dr Acharya,Yes I am already working on similar lines for my PhD work and the grant received would definitely help me to expand my work .I need to be more diligent in my work.I feel this is just that opportune time to do such type of project aimed to benefit farming communities.
Great initiative sir!! All the very best!!!
Great initiative sir!! All the very best!!
if we want to innovate, we need difference; and if we want difference to trigger creativity, we need the right chemistry that is social media
Good proposal sir
I would like to thank you sir for opting an innovative idea of using social media as a tool for extension activities over the traditional time and labour consuming methods. This medium has ability to bring thr masses of stakeholders on a plateform in compare to the other media i.e. seminars, meetings and other awareness programms in this hectic era where every person is preoccupied. I wish your ambitious endeavour a great success and hope this success will give you a direction to go one step ahead that is creation of iOS and android based application to bridge the gap between lab and land.
for extension work Dissemination of technologies to large number of farmers in a short time and with limited finance is main hardles.Socialmedia can give solutions for these two problems. sir, your choosen excellent project all the best sir…..
nice initiative…..well done
Nice project as far as farmers socio-economic development is concerned.. Very good..
Government’s Digital India project has been already launched ,which will empower people with e access to Government services and livelihood related services.Mobile phone is the preferred delivery medium with focus on mGovernance and mservices.Farmers don’t know detailed Procedures for availing bank credits,crops and livestock cover,govt subsidies ,land records etc .hence this problem can be solved throgh social media at low cost. So this is a great initiative ….All the best sir
Very nice project as far as the farmers socioeconomic development ….
You did an excellent job sir…we all appreciate your innovative idea…
This is a good project and it can go with digital India program initiated by our prime minister through social media and. Help those farmers which are not able to come in contact with agriculture scientists.This will very useful in Himachal Pradesh specially in the remote areas like Chamba,kinnour,lahol spiti where it is impossible to deliver the scientific knowledge of farming.
Communication is the key and social media is all about it. Being updated with the technology can not only make your life easy but may help you go a long way, it stands for all spheres and social media definitely is a strong entity to prove it. The social group goes on increasing once you get registered. The end users will definitely be the beneficiaries in this regard and will help themselves along with you. It may also work as a handy platform for farmers to interact with the experts for any queries and doubts. The proposed project will definitely come out with interesting findings. It will also provide an insight to build a foundation stone for the future work plans to impart information about any animal husbandry, livestock related issues. I do look forward for the outcome of this proposal. Best wishes, Dr Saab.
…….Hope A message a day, keeps the farmer worries away……….
Thank you Dr Acharya,Yes I am already working on similar lines for my PhD work and the grant received would definitely help me to expand my work .I need to be more diligent in my work.I feel this is just that opportune time to do such type of project aimed to benefit farming communities.
Upcoming revolution …
All the very best sir
Very nice project and very good initiative
web-based technologies to transform Animal Husbandry into social media dialogues
innovative idea ! it’s the need of hour to educate and extend the social media platform for farmers and less previleged. best of luck Sir.
extending social media platform in extension services to benefit Farmers and less privileged is an excellent idea . best of luck sir.
innovative approach .. best of luck
Good idea to support n motivate the our valuable farmer….Good job Sir…
Good job sir
Nice idea sir…..it should be implemented..
Wonderful project Dr Devesh!! Best wishes
All the best Devesh. Please let me know if I can be of any help in this innovative project.
Sure Sir,given your experience of handling animal problems all over the state as a Professor of Veterinary Gyanaecology & Animal Reproduction,your expertise would really be very handy for me.Thanks indeed
innovation plus intelligence at it best …good idea sir…
it would be a very good approach to transmit the information at a faster rate like new seed varieties,newer farming techniques,approach to prevent animals disease (apart from the four agro based enterprises you have used)
rather we can make out a mobile app having the information regarding new seasonal crop varieties available ,disease prevention along with their symptoms and on other needs as per the demand of the farmer.
wonderful project!! best wishes
Wonderful project!!!! Best wishes!!
very nyc idea sir…
Indeed a good project sir. Social media is a gid platform to interact and educate farmers. Wish you a great success and always available to help.
Yes Social media can prove to be a beneficial tool for farmers. Wide approach & interest of young ones in social media can be exploited for its good outcome . Good luck Dr Divesh
A very innovative idea sir. Indeed social media has become an effective low cost platform to cater and address a larger population. My best wishes for your project.
Verry Verry good jobe
Nice sir. it is an innovative idea which needs to be explored. Good jobs
As communication revolution surmounting in India where farmer have easy aceses to smart phones than toilets, this initiative is revolutionary in term of extension tool and may change the future of extension activity in rural India. Apart from farmers including broad range of expert on this platform will definatly broaden the scope for live interaction and can act as catalyst for technology transfer from lab to land.
Apart from extension this will be also platform for accurate data collection about farming practices across field and problem related to it.
Regional language is may be hurdle but can aced easily with right use of technology.
Dr Devesh thakur this is good initiative and idea , best of luck for your endeavour.
It’s indeed a great initiative that will help bridge the gap in effective translation of scientific knowledge to farmers. Social media can definitely act as a catalyst in expediting flow of information, facilitate farmers in understanding the scientific discourse and translate it with their lay knowledge. Good job and best wishes!
Very innovative idea Sir it’ll be the farmer’s best technological aid and support which will help in making the right choice.
Excellent! wish you good luck!!
Great idea sir…..good luck
Innovative idea. best of luck !
Innovative thinking sir
Excellent project for hilly states
Very nice n innovative idea sir….It is demand of time also, All the best….keep it up
The idea is good! And since now a days, smartphone and social media are the latest trends and have even penetrated in villages, this will give a good result! But some points are – 1) Not every “aged” farmer will be using such devices! 2) Cost of internet is high as of now in India! 3) To keep them stuck to your post rather than a funny video on facebook will be a challenge! 4) And even after all this, whether the farmer will “read” about the post and follow is still a question!
Social media represents a vital avenue of communication and outreach.This asynchronous learning toolkit provides vast opportunity to extension educators/ professionals for dissemination of research based information and communication.
Brilliant innovative project for disseminating knowledge to farmers of H.P.
Wish you Good Luck, Dr.
Sir its a great initiation..surely it will have positive impact on thousands of farmers..best wishes for this
Dr Devesh: It is really a wonderful innovative step. My best wishes are with you.
good work
very nice work………..
Standing with your passion and rigour for such a noble idea…All the best !!!!
Exellant project Mr. Devesh, it may bridge digital divide among farmers. This project provide right information at right time and needy right farmer of remote and hilly moutain area. My best wishes with you.
great proposal sir……
great proposal sir……….//////////////
Sir no doubt your idea is good but as for as india is concerned there are many constraints like people who have knowledge and reach to social media they don’t want to indulge them selves in agricultural activities on the other hand people who are doing agricultural on gross root level they miss these things. Anyway let’s try change will come with time…
good idea sir………….
good idea
All the best
It’s an excellent idea of using social media as a extension tool for economic upliftment of rural economy and it should be implemented for the better cause.
All the best Sir…
Dr. Devesh Thakur, role of social media is definitely good as a communication medium. If used in agricultural / veterinary sciences with responsibility may prove a best tool for farmer society in the country. I wish you good luck for your efforts.
its best initiative making things socialize and nice idea
Good job sir , very nice project …good luck
Nice work Dr saab…. Keep it up
Hmm…this can bring revolution bt only if govt stand for it….!!!
great idea sir for rural upliftment………keep it up sir
Wonderful idea sir.. definetly will bring some new hope for upliftment the livelihood of indian farmers …..good luck
it’s a very good idea sir…..everyone now a days are using these applications…so why not to use them for the benefit of the farmers and to this country…….
Nice Project, Congratulations
Excellent work sir
It will be helpful for hilly farmers
Go ahead sir..all the best
A very good and innovative idea in extension education. This will help all the users of social media concern with animal husbandry to interact and share the experiences. Wish you good luck and success.
Nice job sir
Innovative idea sir
Very nice idea doxab.
Excellent work for animal husbandry to enhance the livelihood to livestock owners.
obviously its a good project… go head all the best sir. But i have a doubt that whether you only answer the queries of farmers/entrepreneurs or you will put on any information to them regularly.
well done sir..all the best
It is a good initiative. I hope it has got huge potential to benifit the farming community of the region(country) as the number of smartphone users is increasing rapidly.
All the best for your attempt to make our farmers smarter.
Nice work sir…carry on…
The proposed project is relevant in the present Indian condition……best wishes sir….
this project is relevant presently…..best wishes sir……
Good project towards empowering farming community of the country. Care needs to be taken that the information should be accurate because any wrong also spreads fast on social media. All the best for the project.
Relevant and nicely designed project. Good luck Dr. Thakur.
great its good project for indian farmers i hope its help full for all indian farmers great work good keep it up
a very innovative idea sir all the best for this blog
yes, I believe social media has played important a role to communication to farmers . good initiative sir
It seems to be good project as Indian economy is based on agriculture. It can beneficial to the farmers.all the best ahead.
very nice idea ….. it will take farming to all new level and solve many problems….thumbs up👍🏼
very nice idea… i think it will take farming to new level and will help solving many problems … thumbs up 👍🏼
I appreciate your work dear
Yes this is your right choice for filling the communication gap between technology and stakeholders. awasame idea, go forward. All the best sir.
Nice and innovative idea…. Great job doc…. Go ahead… Best wishes
Good proposal. All the best devesh sir
Good initiative. All the best sir….
Great initiative sir…good luck…keep up the good work…u’ ll surely succeed 🙂
Excellent work for the farmers sir, it will going to help the farmer and aware them about misnomers/ myths about animal treatment and new technologies I hope this program achieve its set target and such innovative ideas keep on generating for making our country farmer well educated and informed
Wish you best of luck sir
Innovative indeed sir…as you have said that you will disseminate the info to a set of farmers but they will be needed to forward that info to subsequently more individuals. What i could conclude was that it is more of a trickle down approach… is it. In such a scenario there will always be lack of accountabity. Plus, if the queries increase from farmers side how are going to tackle it. It will just be you who will be managing the whole affair. Instead i would suggest an umbrella system… underneath which you can voluntarily involve students and few retired professors even if they are willing to address tp the needs of farmers. You can.monitor that such data recieved from clients is actively replied to. I guess you can keep rewards for maximum forwarding of messages relating tocertain crucial issues. Otherwise you know when responsibilty is given to public without rewards results and accountability is doubtful.
Best wishes….
Great initiative sir….good luck…keep up the good work..you’ll surely succeed 🙂
It is very innovative idea and useful for all peoples. Best luck for future work.
Great idea
it is a good project and canimprove the socio- economic status of indian farmers … best of luck dr Davesh
SUCH AN INITIATIVE CAN HELP INDIAN FARMERS … NICE PROJECT
A really good project … go ahead dr thakur
Very good idea Sir…it will be very helpful for our farmer community.this is need of today’s generation farmers. .all the best sir..
Good initiative……need of hour….!
V r proud of u dr. Devesh ….. u have taken such a beutiful initiative…. wish u ol the best … keep going 🙂
Good job keep going
A high profile research for long sustainability for the farmer community. Please do include the seasonal surveillance on worm load in the sheep and goat flocks and include the importance of timely anthelmintic use. All the very best…..
Dr Ajay,agreed to your point that timely seasonal surveillance & anthelmintic use should be one of those topics which needs attention .Thank You
This is called beautiful mind… Great work sir… Actual use of social networking tools which benifits our society most importantly our farmer…
Dear Dr Devesh Thakur,
Very good project and wish you all the very best. Although farmers are getting information and advisory service through various means, but most of the information doesn’t reach to farmers timely and are also not need based. Use of social media is realy a very good tool of agril ext and cost effective. This project will be more usefull in state like HP.
Mr. Devesh the project you are on it has already been started by Himachal government by the name M Kisan so I don’t find any thing new or you have copied it and for dairy farming what ever I have experienced in last 23 year of service as vet. only dairy farms can bring change in Himachal because rearing one cow is not economically beneficial and is the cause of cow becoming stray. It is one aspect and people are not going to benefit from such projects because here in Himachal no body is opting these things as business or commercialising it they want only government subsidy nothing else
Dr Shiv,I am happy that there is someone who is criticizing the work as well.Your Point on M Kisan is that it is a simple mobile based agro advisory services based on text and voice message on a basic mobile phone without internet(M kisan portal,Government of India).What I have thought of, is one step ahead .Use of social media a web 2 technology which enables you to go beyond text and voice.The former is one way ;this is be two way.M kisan is without internet;this requires a smartphone so a definite hurdle for us.The project remains a definite challenge(if approved) given the scenario in the state.However,we need to test this web 2 technology(social media) so that the findings in terms of failures,successes,constraints are shared to stakeholders not to the state but to the other Indian states and other developing countries.Thanks for sharing the comments in the blog.I also request others to share their views in the blog itself.Thanks a lot !
Very innovative idea sir!!! We are sure that yours efforts will be very helpful for our farmers!! Gud wishes sir!
Very nice and innovative idea. Some videos related to the disease signs and symptoms can be posted to farmers of affected areas in case of outbreaks etc along with preventive and control measures .This will help in better extension at village level.. Best wishes for this project
yes, I believe social media has played a role in day to day life and it will as an agricultural extension tool and it will be very helpful in the farmers community to extension of latest technologies ,idea’s ,innovations and researchers from lab to farmers field
yes, I believe social media has played important a role to communication to farmers . good initiative sir
good idea sir… ol d best…
Awesome…..
Best wishes….
Gud initiative sir. Social media has great potential as a tool of extension. If executed properly, will be a fast and effective method for knowledge dissemination. All d best sir
Good Job Sir……
It is good to see young people trying to make a difference.
Innovative ideas at its best….We believe and hope the novel idea brings fortunes to miserable farmers of the country.All the best Sir.
a very effective and an innovative idea sir…. a great help for our farmers…. all d best…
Excellent project!! Social media has potential to reduce cost of information delivery to farmers. This technology definitely helpful for the rural area people where communication by direct contact not always possible.
It is an innovative approach Dr. Divesh sir. You deserve accolades for this. May God help you in your endeavor to fulfill this dream.
A great project it is. Wish you all the luck sir.
Nice idea sir…
It is a good initiative,hope its helpful for farmers and can benefit farmers in future..
All the best Sir!
excellent and initative ideas for rural farmers.i appreciate your project. best of luck sir………
great effort sir,
Sir , innovative and attractive , good way of interaction to convey the technique to farming community.
good working idea , it would be beneficial for our farmers ..
Nice work sir..!!
very nice activity… it should be necessary for farmers…
Sir ,innovative and attractive , good way of interaction to convey the message to farming community. All the best sir
sir your idea is really good……………………….a real approach for our farmers and nations growth & pride……
great work sir ,go ahead,
all the best.
Innovative idea Sr,definitely gonna work……all the best
A tool is but the extension of a man’s hand, and a machine is but a complex tool. He that invents a machine augments the power of a man and the well being of mankind.. good job sir.
innovative idea sir. all the best sir
all the best
a good initiative sir ..good luck
Nice idea. All the best.
Sounds like a really good initiative to increase the permeability of knowledge among farmers and animal owners. During this digital age everyone is talking about social media; which has become a platform for discussions and many more things. Even some countries have right to social media act; that tells its importance.
I wish you good lunch for your project and future endeavours.
very good sir…it’s a great idea…….everyone is using these applications now a days….so why not to use them for the benefit of farmers and this country……..
Very creative idea,sir you contributed something different towards empowering all Indian farmers…. All the best sir ji
Good job sir…
Surely it can prove out as an effective extension tool for farmers…best wishes to you sir..
I think this is one of the enlightening aspect of how to use social media about the betterment of humankind …..if social media has revolutionised other sectors, why not this sector also…..good luck for your proposed project
It is a great idea sir.
As the number of smart phone users is increasing day by day in our country, use of social networking sites for informing the farmers on the various aspects can prove quite beneficial.
All the best sir..
Your sustained efforts has really proved to be beneficial for last pérson in social hierarchy of India..,really commendable…..
Congratulations Devesh for submitting a proposal on these lines. Dissemination of the scientific information forms a very important part of research by the scientists and social media can spread this information at a faster pace. Very good proposal which will benefit the farmers of Himachal. Having travelled to all the parts of our state, iam sure ur proposal will be of great help. Best of luck Dear
nice innovative idea sir, hoping for good outcome. best wishes….
A very good idea for the benefit of farmer of hilly areas in himachal pradesh. Its a very nice approach to empowering the farmers community of hill.So, all the best for your project sir.
Hope, in this deep and powerful sense that an ability to work for something because it is good….
Best wishes sir..
it is good intiative and innovation to help farmers
Nice Idea Dr…..
innovative and nice idea …..
nice idea
nice idea….all the best sir
Social media is an important tool for dissemination of information. Connecting farmers through social media is an innovative approach which may lead to large outcome of the technologies as well as greater impact in long run.
Good effort at a time of start up India and digital India programmes are on the go…as these media(fb n whatsapp) are haunted largely by the trend of emotional and provoking information sharing, i am humbly doubting the seriousness of its users in their effort of disseminating knowledge and intelligence sharing mentioned your project..also you should take care of information overload…but if executed properly it would give immense benefit to the farming community …all the best for your efforts.. Sir
Nice idea sir…..I hope your project may help in making DIGITAL INDIA concept successful & its a boon for our farmers…..All the best sir.
excellent proposal sir., all the best
good job
great idea sir..
It is the need of the hour …..well done sir and may God bestow you with the success.
It is the need of the hour sir.May God bestow you with the success.
Social media for the benefits of farmers.. An innovative step involving technology towards their betterment…. Great idea sir… Wish u all the success with the project sir…
Good idea
With penetration of internet and affordability of smart phones among present day youths, the use of social media to reach out to various stakeholders for effective dissemination of tools and technologies developed in agriculture and allied sectors are defifinitely going to be a game changer.
Well timed topic with a potential to a supplement the traditional mode of communicating with masses.
Wish you good luck Devesh!
This is very innovative. It could pave a new historical outlook to Himachal agriculture/Dairying sector. Many congratulations to you sir for coming up with such a great plan. Wish you all the luck…. Let us know if you need any support….
Thanks a lot Rishika
Every small component of our lives is going parallel with the technology these days. I genuinely praise the idea of extension work through social media.
Best wishes sir !
very new and different angle of research that might be helpful for the farmers and other stakeholder. all the very best sir
sir it’s really an innovative idea. social media is an effective tool to provide information to the farmers. all d best for ur venture sir 🙂
Indeed a welcoming proposal it is..catering to the very needs of the farmers.Besides benefitting on grounds of adoption and use of technology and the subsequent benefit in the form of produce…i think it will have a socio-psychological impact too . In this modern era where farmer is looked down upon in society, making him well versed with the use of technology will not only kindle enthusiasm but also a feeling of pride and sophistication.if he is able to draw benefits out of it, i think nothing can be a better motivation. hence a big “YES” for this project and best wishes Sir!
Nice initiative. Gud luck sir
Well done! Yes, Social media has potential to reduce cost of extension/information delivery to farmers. Social media offer hope, since opportunities of face to face contact with extension agents are diminishing due to financial crunch.Wish you good luck!
Social media for the benefits of farmers, good idea and excellent job.
All the best sir……
Good communication makes relationships more stronger than shaking hands. Yes, the proposal written by Dr Devesh is really a part of good communication and is time, money and energy saving for both the farmers and the resource person. The farmers can get immediate response of their queries about their doubts on above said topics which are main crops of himachal-pradesh and maximum farmers will be benefited, as there are 96% small and marginal farmers in Himachal including me. So being a farmer I appreciate this proposed project and will happy if it is sanctioned as soon as possible…. All the best! Mumma is also waiting for this project….. Vijay
Very good idea as at present the strength of social can not be ignored.
Its very novel and innovative proposal,
I fully support it
Wish you a sucess in it
Excellent proposal to spread the awareness among farmers
Very good initiative Devesh sir, its highly important to bridge the gap between modern technology tools and farmers. Wish you all the best.
Social media towards betterment of farmers …it’s a great idea but needs umbrella system for proper functioning.
best wishes sir….
Good communication makes relationships more stronger than shaking hands. Yes, the proposal written by Dr Devesh is really a part of good communication and is time, money and energy saving for both the farmers and the resource person. The farmers can get immediate response of their queries about their doubts on above said topics which are main crops of Himachal-Pradesh and maximum farmers will be benefited, as there are 96% small and marginal farmers in Himachal including me.. So being a farmer I appreciate this proposed project and will happy if it is sanctioned as soon as possible… All the best!… Mumma is also waiting for this project.. Vijay
Use of latest technology (social media ) for benefits of farmers especially in agriculture based country… is a superb innovative idea… It will surely pump the transfer of technology to the beneficiary (farmers).. Heartiest best wishes for the project sir…
good intiative sir; all the best
Though this idea has some constraints, but if applied effectively, this can be turned hugely beneficial for farmers especially of hilly areas where farmers are devoid of extension facilities. This will link the farmers across the globe and provide the facility to convey the new technologies and information to farmers. Moreover,this will save both time and money.
V.good initiative sir….
Keep it up..
A nyc way of helping our farmers who are feeding us..which is considered as a very thankless job..gud going keep up the spirit and tempo..all the very best..god speed..
Nice idea
Very innovative idea👍👍👍👍. This will surely going to help farmers.
Bright Idea for the Bright Future of Indian Farmers.
Very innovative idea sir. ….it will help the farmers for their upliftment. ..
Good communication makes relationships more stronger than shaking hands. Yes, the proposal written by Dr Devesh is really a part of good communication and is time, money and energy saving for both the farmers and the resource persons. The farmers can get immediate response of their queries about their doubts on above said topics which are main crops of himachal-pradesh and maximum farmers will be benefited, as there are 96% small and marginal farmers in Himachal including me.. So being a farmer I appreciate this proposed project and will happy if it is sanctioned as soon as possible… All the best!… Mumma is also waiting for this project.. Vijay
Good communication makes relationships more stronger than shaking hands. Yes, the proposal written by Dr Devesh is really a part of good communication and is time, money and energy saving for both the farmers and the resource person. The farmers can get immediate response of their queries about their doubts on above said topics which are main crops of himachal-pradesh and maximum farmers will be benefited, as there are 96% small and marginal farmers in Himachal including me.. So being a farmer I appreciate this proposed project and will happy if it is sanctioned as soon as possible… All the best!… Mumma is also waiting for this project.. Vijay
What an idea sir jee…. who said social media is all about wasting of money?????? fabulous job done guys… keep up the good work….. Internet se judega india tabhi toh badhega india
Great work sir. It will realy help the rural farmers…..”Social media for the social change.”
Good idea sir…… It will greatly help the farmers….
Great idea sir
All the best
all the best ..
Great Idea! Really looking forward to it.
Good job Dr sab..
Nice idea sir ……… really for betterment of farmers
Excellent project sir … great work … best of luck sir
All the best
Great idea sir….👍
Nc idea sir, it can serve as a handy tool for farmers to clarify their doubts at a doorstep
Really sir, an innovative initiative…..will be a real use of extension education in technology transfer to farmers.
Definitely would be a milestone.
Its excellent innovation keep it up.
Best wishes
very good initiative. carry on odds for benifits of farmers
It is grt idea sir and should be started as soon as possible….gud luck…
It is one of the most adept ideas one could come across. I would call it ‘Digitalisation of Extension’. Its implementation is required. Best of luck Sir.
This is great , social media can chage the face of extension . Really great work . kudos.
very good research work, novel idea….. best of luck
Good Luck.Sounds interesting.
Great initiative. This project would be most relevant in the present day scenario. Given the barrage of information available online, it would be very pertinent that to the point /crisp information reaches the end users. Wish you the best sir!
Great initiative. This project is very relevant in the present day scenario. Given the barrage of information available online the end users should get a very crisp and to the point information. Wish u the best
It will it will be a good iniitiative for the farmers to use social media for educational activities.
All The best
very Nice sir,,,it would be great initiative for the hilly farmers and rural economy. Good luck and best wishes for your endeavors .
Good Luck Sir
It’s a very effective tool really and is the need of the hour as the world has squeezed .really a very great and result oriented approach Dr devesh specially in a country like India .I wish you all the very best …
Great step dr sahab
Great innovation and initiative .all the best sir
great work sir…best of luck
innovative idea sir……all the best
great initiative sir, it would really help farmers
very good proposal sir such use of technology in the farmer oriented services can prove helpful to the middle or low family farmers and they can get maximum benefit at minimum cost ,such innovative idea is need of hour for the development of the veterinary as well as agriculture sector to make our farmers self reliance for the well being of their family as well as for the development of our country
hope your project met the goals and achieve success
wish you best of luck sir
It’s a great project sir. As experimental research and that is too on virtual mode is a challenging and expensive task for any researcher.I fully support your cause. Go ahead…best of luck!
really very good initiative……to taking innovation from lab to common farmer….through social media where most of our farmer are attaching day by day…Such project will boost our knowledge …by direct link with expert…..I support and appreciate this great work…Thanks
Very nice idea Sir……. All the best for your project….
Excellent idea sir. It is definitely going to help the farmers in near future. Best of luck sir!
Best channel for flow of information, with immense possibilities and surely will have a great impact on present society and farming systems…
All the very best sir…
Dear Devesh
Social media particularly the apps y ou have chosen can play a great role in extension education of farmers. I myself feel that after the coming in of mobile veterinary services to the farmers improved drastically as I’m a field vet since 1991. Be it management of emergencies like tympany, prolapse of uterus, downer cow syndrome or be it clicking the correct time of insemination. What’s app groups are doing a good job exchanging info amongst the professionals. Groups including farmers looks a promising idea. Word of caution: Check on posts for authenticity.
Special mobile apps for each subject can also be devised.
But again the content needs to be screened thoroughly before posting.
Great idea sir.
Novel idea. All the best sir…………..
Great idea boss. Try to execute 100%. Hope for the best
Excellent idea , it will be done on a large scale , best of luck….
In present day scenario your work is a standard one. It will definitely helpful for society. Wish you all the best sir.
Good project. It will be useful for farmers.
Great idea. Wish you the best for its implementation and execution.
Great idea surely social media will be an efficient means of transfering new technology and addresing other problems to farmers.It will reduce the communication gap and extension services can be provided to far flung areas effectively.
Good luck sir
Sir, this approach is definately going to work in a positive direction. In emergency cases if a farmer get directions to handle the condition it will prevent the further deterioration of animal health untill veterinary aid can be provided. I appreciate your vision and concern felt for farmers. Good luck sir.
Hi devesh,, a very good initiative.by using this innovative technique surely the farmers of hp will be benefited.their queries n complaints will be sorted out in few seconds.myself belonging to agricultural background personally feel that it wil bring a lot of of change n progress in villages making them smart villages .gud luck friend..
Very good initiative. Its an innovative start with real use of extension education in technology transfer to farmers. The power of social media must be utilized for the spread of scientific information and skills for the benefit of farmers. It is highly important to bridge the gap between modern technology tools and farmers. Wish you all the best Excellent initiative
yeah surely a nice initiative regarding the better use of social media..anticipating the outcome..
veri nice work sir
Nice thought Dr.Devesh Thakur..it would really very helpful for farmer..
Great idea sir..all the best
Nice one sir…. It is very helpful for the farmers
Social media has a lot of potential to change the face of rural India . A lot of work going on and this one is good research proposal. Best wishes.
very nice and it will help to needy farmers
good work
It’s nice project..all the best dear
Great idea of using social media in a better way sir…All the best sir…
Great idea sir….
innovative thinking and nice concept,,,
Very nice idea sir ….go ahead
Nice project…..devash sir….keep it up……it should be granted
nice idea…
Its an amazing proposal. Farmers being the feeder of nation are the most backward community in India. India will only develop when our farmers will be developed. With our PM’s Digital India Mission yours proposal is a great complement to the nation.
nice idea sir ………….go ahead sir
Nice project sir….
Excellent Idea. All the best sir..
Vibrant Idea for Vibrant India. Technology & Innovation in the agricultural practices is the need of hour. With bringing of technology to the farmers will not only help them better crop and animal yield but will also help in the empowerment of women.
Great project, Future awaits more innovations and inventions in agricultural field.
Sir, you’ve done a great job. I had always thought of doing this but I couldn’t because of lack of resources. My best wishes and all moral support to you.
Good job and a great idea.
Excellent Idea… Best wishes..
INNOVATIVE IDEA SIR…. WOULD BE A GREAT HELP TO FARMERS
Excellent idea sir… All the Best
Nice idea👍👍
nice and innovative approach to utilized the smartphone and dissemination of knowledge and innovation from the university boundary to the field ….. sir, would you use any app application for two side conversion?……….all the best
Great work Devesh in fact good going. Social media is a good means for dissemination of knowledge in audio video way with reduced financial expenditure on the part of farmers that too without wasting their time.
Very good project sir. Now a days maximum people are acquinted with social media whether be it facebook or WhatsApp . Even if old farmers are unable to handle this technology, the young generation of same family can very well understand and disseminate the knowledge to fellow persons. Many educated people are unemployed and in search of job. By help of this project, many young people can initiate their endeavors towards agriculture. They can very easily set up poultry or dairy farms, can know about their management and earn profit. Any doubt or question will be solved at that point of time. The entrepreneurs can even share their success stories and can provide help to the beginners. All the best sir.
Yes Nirdeshika, you have very well understood the concept in a simpler way.Thanks for the wishes
Great job sir,, it would be very helpful for the farmers…!!
Great initiative….urgent need of farmers…
Great initiative…urgent need of farmers
great project… best wishes sir
A very good initiative for the farming community of the country. This can help agriculture and livestock farmers for making their sector more profitable and attractive.In our country, agriculture and livestock farming is mostly limited in rural areas where, emergency agriculture and veterinary service are negligible. In such conditions, this tool can be very valuable for the farmers in need.At the same time, it can be extended in most of the regional languages to help more and more farmers.
Very nice project doc Saab..Best of luck for future.
Great idea!! Your project is in right consonance with Digital India programme. With progressing e literacy among rural folks this project can provide them with the valuable inputs from our labs to their field in no time. If this project succeeds in its objectives, this will initiate a new era in extension education in India. Best of luck sir!!!
great innovative idea to develop rural farming and farmers with the use of social media. gud luck my best wishes with you dr.
A very good job Devesh sir..Keep moving on..Loads of best wishes are with you..
Social media will definitely boost up the PM’s Digital India start up and your idea is not a good one but a very excellent one.
Nice proposal sir. Good wishes from my side.
All the best..
Nice work
very good initiative sir.All the very best
good going sir !
A very good job Devesh sir..
Social media will definitely boost up the PM’s Digital India start up and your idea is not a good one but a very excellent one.
Keep moving on..Loads of best wishes are with you..
Excellent project …go ahead …all the best
Nice idea……
Excellent….all the best
Innovative and excellent idea … All the best ….
nice idea sir
great work, all the best
Indeed a very innovatory,revolutionary & groundbreaking idea sir for the betterment of farmer,society &our country….sir all the best and good luck for working hard and making a difference, and best wishes to you
Innovative idea for farmers
With the world today called as a global village and IEC being perceived as a powerful tool, Social media as a component of IEC is forefront in bringing a profound desirable impact in farmers lives.
Definitely the project and survey will be one of its kind and very much needed in comteporary times.
Way to go sir and the very best to u.
Nice idea
This will channelise farmers energy in right direction. Constraints can’t be removed if we don’t implement such ideas. Let’s use social media for a nobel cause.
WISH U ALL THE BEST ,SIR.
Innovative idea sir Ji !
Great Initiative sir. This would be a formal step in digital India. Best wishes for the project.
nice idea sir … good luck
Great views sir keep it up all the best….
Innovative idea sir…..All the Best
Nice idea…
Very nice and great idea indeed. Hope your effort will change the farmig system.
It’s a great idea …… All the best sir for your journey… Implementation of this idea will surely bring fruitful result to farmers…..
Well said Sir! Social media will play a significant role in coming days, which could be well utilized to enhance the flow of information among different sectors.
very nice idea sir, all the best for your project
thanks dr sab
Vry nice project good luck sir
Astonishing work . Surely is a major step towards the livestock revolution 2020. Take’s forward Modi ji ‘s insight of Digital India forward. Great vision, great execution. Hope it works as per the plan. ALL THE BEST !
good idea
very nice effort sir, definitely an initiative step..
excellent idea.. best wishes..
very innovative idea…
amazing idea sir…that’s what one can call real EXTENSION..lab to land..
excellent job sir.
keep it up..
The proposal really seems to be a working one with an inclusive approach to the farming community by harnessing the modern technology.Such proposals need encouragement and support and at large a constructive criticism so that their execution leads to their logical end.Farming in any form is the basis of economic growth of any developing country.Dissemination of the knowledge related to modern and scientific farming through social networking will definitely prove a path-breaking proposal.It should possibly meet the theories of lab to land and TOT in the present times as internet has percolated deep in the interiors.
I wish Dr Devesh Thakur for successful execution of this proposal and its logical end.All the best for this innovative and pioneering endeavour.
ol d very best ……SIR
Excellent idea
In his speech at IIT Delhi, Mark Zuckerberg mentioned about his mission to invest on making net accessibility easier to the rural people of India. This signifies the important role social network is going to play in future. A very smart and apt initiative taken by Dr.Devesh Thakur. All the best Sir.
good idea sir…..hope that Indian farmer will get benefit ….
Very good idea dr sahib great work for vet
Nicely written ! Well done!👍🏻
Nyc job…..
Very good proposal sir
This is great. Keep it up 👍
Great job sir.
Astonishing work. Surely is a major step towards the livestock revolution 2020. Also supports Modi ji’s insight of Digital India. Great vision, great innovation. Hope it works as per the plan ! ALL THE VERY BEST !!!
Sir, its a good piece of work which gonna link the recent communication tool with farmers to improve their socio-economic status which is an urgent need at village level.. Wish u all the success..
In his speech at IIT Delhi, Mark Zuckerberg expressed his mission to invest on making internet available to rural people. This signifies how important social network is going to be in near future. A very good initiative taken by Dr. Devesh Thakur at a very opportune moment. All the best Sir.
Great Job. All the best.
Let me quote “FB has replaced Newspapers!!!” (which I came across some days back on internet) which is quite very right, and not only FB, but other social media has, at present, became the fastest medium for communication, and thus knowledge exchange. So, this initiative of utilizing Social Media will enable workers/researchers to assist our farmers efficiently. My best wishes to Dr Devesh Thakur for a grand success in his initiative!!
And, finally my message…..”DEAR FARMERS, WITH DR DEVESH YOUR QUERIES ARE JUST A TAP (ON YOUR SMART PHONE) AWAY”!!
Dear Dr RajKumar ,I must appreciate that you have understood the soul of this concept.Thanks for the wishes.
Dear Dr Devesh
Your project propsal is innovative and in tune with IT revolution spread amongst the rural masses. The net accessibility along with the use of social media is bringing about a rapid change in society and the scientists should adopt novel means to tap the vast potential of this tool which can reap maximum benefits. I feel this two way communication will benefit the farming community at large. Best wishes…
Great concept dr divesh. ..I think this is the need of hour. ……best wishes
Yes one of the Social Media goal has to be increased user engagement through social media
Very good work keep it up
It’s really a great innovative work sir…..
Excellent
I came here becoz Nirbhay told me to do so. 🙂
commendable plan sir …..all the very best.
Its a very good idea to use the technology as a bridge between farmers and experts.use of social media as an extension tool may help the farmers to get the solutions of their queries as soon as possible and as the climate is changing there is a need to solve the problems of farming community.hope this project will prove as a good initiative for the upliftment of farmers.wish u good luck and all the very best sir.
Great proposal dr.
Are you covering all district?
Dear Dr Negi;would try to ensure that all farmers of different region are covered.
Very innovative idea sir…. All the best.
Innovative idea sir….best use of social media…al d best hipe you succeed in it
Great proposal dr
Are you covering all districts?
Great proposal dr
Are you covering all districts?
In the era of smartness where our primary school’s are modernized dn y nt a step forward in our agricultural practices….. Innovation n vocational education is basic plinth f skilled nation, need to promote the smart practices in the field of agriculture for achieving “apna Bharat vikasit Bharat”….
Mst say great idea sir👍🏼
Nice idea sir..All the best..
Innovative idea sir….best use of social media…al d best. hope u succeed in it
Nice work sir….. Hope it will bring happiness in society…..!! (y)
very innovative idea sir……All the Best sir
Indeed a great idea for the benefit of our farmers, Sir !
good luck
Great IDEA. Initiative that deserve appreciation and favor in all possible ways
interesting idea
Excellent idea…….social media can indeed help in enhancing the role of extension education to the needy farmers.
A very good initiative for the farming community of the country. This can help agriculture and livestock farmers for making their sector more profitable and attractive. In our country, agriculture and livestock farming is limited mostly in rural areas, where emergency veterinary and agriculture service are negligible. In such conditions, this tool can be very valuable. At the same time, it can be extended in other regional languages to make it accessible to more and more farmers.
The farmers of HP could really use it.Nice idea.
This is excellent proposal excellent work plan it will generate the wealth of info. Very useull data
Excellent proposal sir
Great job sir…it’s a good opportunity for the rural masses to acknowledge the technology and improve the self sustaining capacity of the farmers.
Good job sir
Great idea sir, definitely social media like fb n WhatsApp are the one of the great extension tools that you have selected, it will be a potential thing for the farmers who are in need and will be benefitted, good luck sir.
Nice idea Sir
Nice idea sir…. It will be very helpful for the farmers
This can be a game changing idea
This project is at the right time when current Indian governments thrust is on strenghthing IT infrastructure in rural areas. All the best
Social media is so powerful these days a small effort using this approach can make a lot difference and will result as a blessing for the farmers. Wish you all the best sir.
Good job sir
Great job
Charming idea sir 🙂 Farmers will get a huge benefit from you innovative idea of employing social media as an agriculture extension tool. I wish you all the very best.
Very innovative idea, keep it up!! ALL THE BEST!!
The proposed work plan seems realistic and achievable. Since long, dire need for a paradigm shift in farmer education and support system has been felt. It is high time we do it. With your range of experience in extension teaching, and farmer outreach, i feel the outcome will truly be beneficial to the livestock farmers. We look forward to see you empowered with rich experience and boost the extension education work, you have been doing here, so sincerely.
My best wishes to you, Dr Devesh.
Alok Sharma
Deptt. of Veterinary & AH Extension Education
Sir;Your Guidance and direction would be extremely important given the fact the vast experience you have in terms of Teaching ,Research and Extension.Thanks a lot Sir for the Wishes
Keep going devesh, awesome idea
Sir, really an innovative idea , it will really help our farmers to use modern technology which in turn will uplift our agricultural sector. Great job sir.All the best sir.
A very novel idea of utilizing social media and dissipation of knowledge from lab to land. wishing Dr Devesh a grand success!!
Sir your effort is nice and innovative.This is going to help farmersin many ways
Nice proposal, Dr Devesh. Good luck.
Dear Dr. Devesh First of all I would congratulate you for being real extension man. It will be a novel approach for the stakeholders of the hill state. Expecting young generation to get motivated through such a innovative step. Good luck and looking forward for positive outcome. Viveka
Thanks a lot Madam
Farmers feed us and doing anything for the benifits of farmers is ultiately going to benifit us only. Helping them in any way is a novel job. Also i think this would be one of the best use of social media. If the idea works then this could bring a revolution and if doesn’t even then no poor family is going to be harmed. So go for it without any doubt in your mind. We are with you sir.
Ankush your point is good Even if we fail there is a lessons from this new sort of project pertaining to agriculture extension.
Sir really an innovative idea which will help our farmers to use modern knowledge and technology for their betterment. It will uplift our agricultural sector.Great job sir.All the best sir…
nice sir
nice idea sir
Great work sir..
Commendable initiation towards rural development, it will prove a milestone in acheiving a future prospective in farmer growth and animal health to yield quality.
Really appreciated and all the best sir.
Great idea sir….all the best
its a great initiative sir…. hope it will be sucessfull too ……. all the best…
It is indeed a novel approach to the issue of agric. extension and i believed it would enhance wide spread of agricultural informations from government agencies, extension workers,product companies to the farmers at less cost and good time.However, Such medium should be protected from social abuses as well as political platform through which politician take the advantage for their political gains.
Similar thing has proved effective means of distributing agricultural input such as fertilizers, improved seeds etc without involving the middlemen who always exploit the down trodded farmers. Thirdly, such forum should be able to create a feed back mechanism between farmers and other technocrates as well as the government on issues concerning their welfare. Such forum could also assist the farmer on the timing of their planting crops or breeding season in line with weather forecast, this would greatly inform the farmer about the weather to be prevail in the days to come. The forum should categories farmers into the various farming system, since the need of these farmers varies at any given time. I congratulate the founder of this blog and i hope at the end of it all, it should serve the purpose for which this novel work started. Dr. Abdul-Rahman Mustapha,
Thanks a lot Dr Mustafa agree with your point that we need to keep the dangers of social media in mind as well.Thanks for reminding us about that as well.Perhaps we need to include social media privacy training included in it as well.As real value of such platform would be an efficient two way communication process.You are right that different information needs for different set of farmers need to be addressed.Thanks for the wishes.I would definitely keep these points in mind.
Excellent idea. Need to follow it practically
Sir, this is a very good idea which will be helpful for farmer society. best wishes to you sir
Hi Devesh! Best of luck for your project. I have some querries & suggestions.
Is the project about making farmers interlinked with open facebook/ Whatsapp groups with some experts as admin or linking them with some research institutes facebook/ whatsapp account?
Open facebook/ Whatsapp groups can be misused by some naughty members by posting unrelevant material and disturbing/hurting other members.
Organizational facebook/ Whatsapp accounts are usually one sided or closed type ie you can only read them and can not post anything on it. So farmers can not share theire problems/views on it and are bound to read only material posted on it by the organisation.
If farmers of our country, who forms major part of national population, are using smart phones specific farmar friendly mobile app’s must be designed with subject matter experts to suit farmers various needs ranging from production to marketting.
Hi Dheeraj very valid observations.What I have planned is that I would be acting as moderator of the groups in virtual space.There would be separate farmer groups and separate Expert groups.I would seek deliver the information through experts which I feel is as per their suitability(we call it content curation in social media).And would receive the farmer queries and then post to the experts.The group would remain a closed one to avoid any frivolous information posted.This would be our responsibility to make the group more interactive rather than a one way process.The initial baseline survey assessing information needs would take those things under consideration.Thanks a lot.
Its a great Idea Sir. Keep on going ahead.
Nice.Best of luck Dr. Devesh.
Great idea dr sahab
A very good initiative. Hope it will have a profound impact on farmers. But sir some points that you must address in my view is 1. To ensure the availability of smartphone to those 600 farmers.
2. Training them to use it for the job needed.
3. Availability of internet seamlessly in those rural areas.
Our Ho’nble Prime Minister strives to connect India digitally. I believe this initiative is one step towards this. As the Moto of digital India mission rightly says POWER TO EMPOWER. This project of yours though the YAP platform is a right step in this direction. I wish you a very good luck and success for this project. . .
First of all thanks Arjit for the feedback.Responding to you pointwise
1.Our selection criteria is farmers/members of farming family with a smartphone ;I am sure We can find this number given the fact that now almost 153 million rural Indians use internet regularly(Research Reviews suggested this number by June 2016)
2.Social media have the advantage that relatively lesser ICT skills are needed to use them and a smaller training sessions can make every user to use it effectively.
3.I am sure 2G penetration is reasonably good:my study area(Himachal Pradesh) has best rural tele density(twice the National Average of India) and second highest overall tele density in the country and therefore,I expect a reasonable internet connectivity.
Thanks indeed for your very wise observations
Sir I was skeptical in one issue.
How many families in your opinion will you be able to select with smart phones? Moreover if you select also then what about marginal scale farmers and small scale farmers. I think even this group also must be addressed….
Hi Arjit,I must appreciate your feedback,I need to select only 600 which I am confident I can ;although it may not be that easy but I am determined to do that under the project.Your observation about marginal farmers is absolutely valid.Even the traditional extension Efforts benefit the resource rich farmers more.However,in my project I have also tried to include first line extension workers as mediators of information delivery.Once they download the content they would be encouraged to ensure that information is passed on to marginal farmers within their social network through their smartphones.They also can refer queries of other farmers to the other experts who may be a resourceful farmer ,an input provider,extension worker,veterinarian and a reseracher. By posting queries on behalf of marginalized farmers by these first line workers; we can bring the marginal farmers in the ambit of our project work.Thanks a lot.I am sure you would ask few more very relevant questions.I am waiting for your response.Thanks Indeed.Best Regards Devesh
ALL THE BEST SIR…..,IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO FARMERS ……..,IT CAN BE DONE….,GO AHEAD….
nice concept sir………………….
Great initiative sir……nice…it will helpful to our farmers…..
Great work sir… This is another milestone in the field of extension and will bring betterment in human welfare…
…………Congo sir n keep the good deeds coming……………………..
A great initiative sir, would eventually lead a better future .
Great initiative sir….nice…it will helpful to our farmers…… Best wishes sir……
Smart ideas and initiative.
such propositions are the need of the hour.. we appreciate your noble efforts sir.
Very innovative idea sir.
Good wishes…
Excellent proposal sir….. All the best
Smart phone growth in rural India makes this project very much feasible…
Nice projet…would be useful for status of rural India….
Social media can emerge as an excellent tool for our farmers sir.. All the Best with your project Sir!
Nice innovaive idea sir ……………all the very best sir
nice idea sir
Sir I have gone through your research proposal.the Idea is very good one,social media nowadays became a important tool in this era of IT.for farmers also it can be a means for development.sir , my idea is that u can use Delphi technique regarding to assess the importance of social media in agricultural extension….all the best 😊…sir …
Thanks Pampi for the very informative idea of using Delhi technique.Please give me sometime to ponder over this point.I appreciate your point and expect few more from your side in near future.Thanks a lot !
Nice work for the farmers
Sounds quite impressive and promising, sir ,,,,,,,,,, Best of luck ahead …………
Good idea for farmers sir.
Excellent idea Dr Devesh Thakur……BEST WISHES!!!
Nice idea sir
Really a nice project sir….
Nyc project sir…..
nyc idea
very good all the best ………
dear sir, as such the project is a wonderful endeavour to enhance the income of a poor farmer but the success of the project will depend on many factors;
1. how much reliable the communication is perceived to be by the farmer which will decide the level of confidence in the data/information shown by the farmer and ultimately his active and desired response. So personal rapport building along with confidence building with all the participants is necessary.
2. it is assumed that each member will communicate the information to 20 farmers which which may not necessarily happen. Besides, the farmer may not be able to communicate and transmit the information as effectively as required. So i think each farmer should be receiving information from the extension agent himself to help in better evaluation of the project or groups of 5 farmers each should be made which will receive information from the group leader i.e the person receiving smart phone and data packs.
3. the project is expected to provide social capital but the objective is to increase productivity(correct me if i am wrong) which would often require economic inputs by the farmer in his enterprise. His inability to do say may undermine the anticipated result. Some funds should have been earmarked for this purpose or the required Govt. agency which provides such inputs on subsidy basis or on loan should be actively involved in the project.
4.the project should run over a span of one complete season instead of just a few months.
Please correct me where i am wrong.
Well Sajad First of all thanks for reading the blog so carefully and asking very relevant questions.Let me answer point wise .
1.You are right ;Even if we move through social media for information dissemination ;face to face extension,personal rapport;relationships;offline credibility are extremely important(This I realized even while I campaigned for this blog( a form of social Media) competition.Our Very first step is assessing the information needs so that only the relevant advice move to and fro.
2.One of the criteria of selection of farmers would be that they pass on this information(online & offline) to other members since they would be incentive through data pack.Selection of those farmers becomes very crucial here.I take your point on organizing them further into groups of more.Seems to be a good point.
3.Well in the process of overall benefit of society,economic incentives are one facets of growth.Sometimes social factors(Praise,recognition,Sense of belonging,Self esteem) also help societies to grow.By investing in social linkages through networking through various actors in whole Agro value chain it pays dividends to farmers. Infact last year’s world bank development report(WDR,2015) have pointed out social incentives are equally important as are Economic incentives.The project does not promote any subsidies or loans ,though it can help farmers to be more aware of such type of facilities if there are for them.
4.The Project would be covered for the duration it seems suited to obtain the desired results.
I expect few more very apt queries from your side.Thanks a lot.
sir It is a pleasure to be a part of this discussion.i would like to say that i am not any expert on this whole subject matter but my interest in development programmes compels me to be so inquisitive about this project.
yes sir, surely the project cant provide economic incentives or loans to the farmers as it would require resources many times more than the available funds. But as u mentioned information regarding such Govt. schemes should be provided to the farmers and if possible your own social linkages should be used to garner those facilities for the farmer.
also i totally agree with you that social incentives are effective tools for development of a farmer and they supplement economic incentives but sir i think that social dividends are difficult if not impossible to gauge, measure and project evaluation cant have only social components.so the criteria or the short term goal should be the economic transformation or development which can be easily measured in the form of income change.
Besides i think that demand driven projects are more likely to get support from the people than the supply driven and thus a preliminary study should be (or may have been already) done to assess the needs of the farmers and if it is done efficiently, then the farmer to farmer linkages would be more strong and active
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great idea
very nice ………….
good luck
wonderful idea sir..may u succed in it..
dear sir, as such the project is a wonderful endeavour to enhance the income of a poor farmer but the success of the project will depend on many factors;
1. how much reliable the communication is perceived to be by the farmer which will decide the level of confidence in the data/information shown by the farmer and ultimately his active and desired response. So personal rapport building along with confidence building with all the participants is necessary.
2. it is assumed that each member will communicate the information to 20 farmers which which may not necessarily happen. Besides, the farmer may not be able to communicate and transmit the information as effectively as required. So i think each farmer should be receiving information from the extension agent himself to help in better evaluation of the project or groups of 5 farmers each should be made which will receive information from the group leader i.e the person receiving smart phone and data packs.
3. the project is expected to provide social capital but the objective is to increase productivity(correct me if i am wrong) which would often require economic inputs by the farmer in his enterprise. His inability to do say may undermine the anticipated result. Some funds should have been earmarked for this purpose or the required Govt. agency which provides such inputs on subsidy basis or on loan should be actively involved in the project.
4.the project should run over a span of one complete season instead of just a few months.
Please correct me where i am wrong. all the best for the project.
great well don ……………
good ideas ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,good luck
Great initiative sir ……..best wishes for this project ……..!!!!!!!
sooooo good…………..
very very good …………..
excellent idea sir. Best wishes 🙂
very good well done
very nice broooo………….
very nice good
Great project sir…bst wishes for your success…
Innovative work… Hope marginal farmers would avail all d profits…..
Good idea sir……go ahead. Ur idea might encourage other veterinarians also to improve….
Dear Divesh its a great initiative from you. Iwanted to just add that agriculture department of himachal pradesh has also launched internet based extension services vide which smartphones have been given to the ADOs, SMS and DDA, JDAs indifferent districts. A new app of this has also been made by the Engineers r agriculture which is installed in smartphones. This app is connected to scientisys of university and help Extension workers tovget remedy for the disease they find in field of farmer.My humble advise is that you should also consider this app.Govt. has Also provided one year free internet for these mobile and sim has also been issued to extension workers.
Dear Dr Sood I am extremely delighted to know about that.Thanks for sharing the information.This just adds to my point that already the local government is encouraging internet to reach out the Extension officers .I would definitely consider these encouraging initiatives and advice of yours.I would contact to you through Facebook over this very interesting information.Thanks a lot
A great initiative sir…….. All the best…….
Innovative idea… Hope the marginal farmers would avail all d profits…
Nice idea sir..
This kind of technological initiative in animal husbandry extension is undoubtedly appreciable and needs to be supported by all the stake holders. Thus I would like to extend my contribution & cooperation for this unique initiative, if required. But at the same time I would also like to put forward my doubts regarding penetratbility of this initiative among full-time sheep breeders. Therefore, my suggestion would be to introduce a seperate technological strategy for full-time sheep breeders of HP. We can chalk-out the details of such strategy later on. For now, best wishes.
Thanks Dr Bodh ;as you have been working at grass root level as a veterinarian and I must appreciate your appreciation on the small ruminant part.I would for sure going to discuss this point in detail.The beauty of this work that even though I have n’t started my work I am receiving support from resource people like you which itself is going to ensure that project if granted would move well.
Very nice idea sir
Nice idea sir…
very nice project
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Great
All the best.
crop farming and livestock farming both are integrated. utilizing the dynamic and fast growing tools of social media, will facilitates the dissemination of valuable information on both the aspects, which are the backbone of the Indian economy as well as sole source of livelihood for rural people of distant areas specially at tough path of mountain. seems a creative project, hope for the best ………………
Agreed to your point that we cannot think of different commodities in isolation.The medium must serve as a one stop portal to ensure information related to all the enterprise is provided to the farmer and further more importantly it has be demand driven,more interactive and democratic.Social Media ensures that delivery.Thanks for your suggestions
very good sir.it will be useful to farmers sir.
Hi Devesh Thakur,
It is wonderful concept in the present scenario of developing countries like India. Keep it up.
agriculture and livestock farming both are integrated and considered as a backbone of Indian economy and sole source of rural livelihood. it is a worth putting concept to help the farmers on both the issues. specially with an innovative idea of utilizing social media tools.
very nice concept hope for the best……………
Its an excellent initiave to uplift rural farmers
Innovative idea sir…This type of tool is required in advancing up agricultural based works in our country. It is informations- based tool and efficient too…..I really admire this adventure
Need of hour…
great idea sir……it will definatly helpfull to farmers as well as society…..
Innovative idea sir…This type of tool will help the farmers to access informations in advancing agricultural world and is efficient too. I really admire your adventure. ..Thank u
This research project fulfills Hon’ble Prime Minister’s ambitious projects like Start-up India and Skill India. Innovative work.
Digital farming….
It’s a great proposal Sir
great idea……………..
very good idea
very good idea sir…………
good one sir…….nice idea…..
nice work sir…………..
That’s a great idea, sir. I am sure it will help farmers in far flung areas where accessibility to information is not easily available.
Sir,it looks a promising and needful project. I wish you sucesful implementaion of the idea.
Good idea dear….day by day each and every farmers will be going to be equipped with mobile & communication. Social media definitely will play a great role in agricultural extension activities Via whtsapp, fb.
Social media is the key for cost effective, time bound and two way exchange of information between the
farmers and the experts. Considering the large load of farmers in agrarian economies like India, such initiatives are the need of the hour. Wish you good luck!
Yes Ashish ,It is a cost effective, time bound and two way exchange of information but that link between expert and farmer is missing and if it is there they have not been properly studied.That’s why my PhD Work and this project(if received) can be a decisive step in that direction.
Wonderful idea sir…..Good luck..
Hopeful of excellent results out of this very well thought of initiative. All the very best!
Innovative idea sir…all the best
Very innovative idea sir.we appreciate your hard work and efforts…we wish u all the best for your project…!!!
a very nice and great idea tha may help the farmers in getting expert advice at remote places
Very good idea sir…your efforts will be helpful for needy farmers. Wish you all the best…
great ideas. keep it up
Ingenious one!
Very good initiative sir it will surely help to every one which are interested in this bussiness ………….. it great work sir
Thanx sir, nice concept, keep it up…
Sir, its a great attempt in the era of digitalisation where mobiles became a window to rest of the world. Hence choosing facebook and whatsapp is a great move to educate the workers. All the best for your endeavours
It will take time to sensitize the people but definitely “after clouds comes clear weather”…good job sir
Its a great innovative as well as good way to inspire the farmers
Great Job Sir
Well done dii….
All the very best 🙂
Great initiative. Keep it up.
Innovative Idea Sir …..best use of social media for the feeder of nation & shall bridge the information gap …..best wishes
great initiative.. all d best
Good effort drsaab
Best of luck, keep it up
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Nice idea it will really help unseen problems of farmers
Great idea sir it will help unseen problems of farmers
very good initiative sir….
weldone sir its great initiative defenitly it will helpful for our farmers…
great job sir….
GREAT INITIATIVE SIR……..
New Initiative….Solve so many probs..
Nice and innovative thought… I hope that this idea is really helpful for farmers
great idea……………. it will definitly helpful for the farmer….
nice idea sir…best luck
Good initiative. Though changes are slow but definitely it will increase the pace. All the best.
Thanks Vinod Sir !
great initiative sir…..
Nice, Thank u Sir
Good job sir… It’s a Very Excellent idea…
great idea sir ….
welldone sir….great job
great initiative sir….
Nice initiative. You have taken a tool which is used by majority of Indian. I’m sure it will be of great success. In Indian villages I don’t find any other better options than this to connect people with SMS.
Good luck.
its a nice and superb idea which hopefully will help the rural farmers in the ways the needed the information. best of luck dr
all the best sir, hope for betterment of farmers.
great sir, it will be a useful and innovative tool in the field of extension.
its a good initiative, keep it up dr. gud lk
Its the present need of the farming community to have a uniform equation wit all the rising markets in field of agriculture, nd yes Dr.Devesh is taking up an excellent project By adding the tool of social media into the lives of farming community.
wish u all the sucess….
Good job sir definitely social media have potential to reduce the cost of extension.
Yes it has a potential to be cost effective
Well done..
Innovative idea sir ,good luck for your project
Really very good project, let we have hope on positive outcome. I am supporting your project. best wishes
It’s great innovative ins pair the farmer
All the best sir
Good idea. all the best sir…
All the best sir
Low-cost training of farmers, Intelligent use of social media for the benefits of poor farmers… Well done, I want to strongly support this innovative proposal of agricultural extention.
Innovative idea sir,good luck for your project
Good job sir it’s help for farmer
nice approach sir to give benefits to marginal farmers
Good initiative Sir. Such research will be a boon for our farmers. All the best sir.
Innovative idea sir ,good luck for your project.
Great idea
Doing nice work for farmers sir..
Its a good idea sir !!! Use of social media will surely bridge the gap. Also we can propose to make an app where the farmers can register and get timely useful information on all aspects as the use of smartphones is increasing day by day.
Yes Sanjana infact Indian government have already launched apps Agri Market and on agri Insurance for Indian Farmers.Social Media is one another ways as it is already in vague so the medium can act as infotainment medium for the farmers. Socializing as well as receiving information.Thanks for the suggestions.
It’s a very innovative initiative Sir… we must find methods which could complement our present system… and what could be a better tool than ICT… rapid dissemination of information and more awareness could provide edge…hope to see more such initiatives in future.. best wishes Sir.
Dear Sir this is an amazing concept and probably the order of the day… Best of luck sir…
nice project , all the best sir
Its a very innovative idea to reach farmers as the use of smart phone is increasing day by day. So using it as a tool for extending idea about animal husbandry.
Good work sir, a project catering to bridge information gap….
Very nice work.
GREAT IDEA SIR….
Great venture.. it will be more beneficial if you are connecting your link to the state agriculture technology information centres. In kerala we are having public information kiosks at selected places (through vet colleges and agri colleges).. but if the ideas like this can be connected through such kiosks to wider audiences through their phones ( what all informations available in that like, what crops can be cultivated in the current climatic conditions, what all diseases can be suspected in the current climate etc..), that will be an immense help for them to take all the protective measures to make their farming profitable. all the best Dr.Devesh…
Thanks Dr Jobin.As I have thought of connecting to the experts although the specific suggestion of connecting to agriculture technology information centres(ATIC’S) where already experts respond through phones to farmer querries is really Fruitful One. I take that point.Yes indeed preventive protective measures are definitely on mind and we would ensure that the project has a definite wider reach.Thanks for very valuable suggestions
very innovative and nobel initiative.
nice project.. helpful for our farmers
A revolutionary idea indeed.. Although special focus should be on the propogation of cost effective solutions which are easy to follow and also there is limitless scope of expansion in this field. Goodluck
This is a very apt project given the fact that Current Indian Government has thrust on Improving Internet penetration in rural india and farming community also.
This project itself can itself improve the social media literacy skills of rural youth,farmer entreprenuers of this country.All the best.
Gr8 innovative idea sir all the best
Your project is appreciable and deserves applaud for the initiative. Indian Agricultural scientists (ICAR/SAU/CAU/SVU) could deliver way better than present if a stronger, reliable and amiable bridge between “Land” and “Lab” had been developed 10 years back. Such project is the beginning of such necessities. I will be happy to serve at any stage and any level of such project. With best wishes for all success and overwhelming response from all strata of our nation, Jai Hind, Jai Jawan, Jai Kishan, Jai Vigyan…
Thanks Chandra Sir.I would definitely try to take your valuable suggestions at some point of my work.Thanks a lot
Innovative idea sir..good luck
Novel idea.
All the best sir…
Gud job sir
M also mountain girl I know people face problems in winters …. carry on
Thanks anmol.
Gud job sir
M also mountain girl I know people face problems in winter & u r doing some thing good for society….. carry on
good job…all the best…
Really great initiative sir……… All the best!!!
It’s a great idea for farmers. Best wishes for the project Sir.
Sir, It’s a great idea for farmers. Best wishes for project .
Nic initiative by u sir….. Best wishes to u ….May u succeed!!
Bravo! Dr. Devesh! May your endeavour be a great tool for Indian farmers.
nice project sir…. !!!
all the best…good work…………….
all the best…Good work
all the best..Good work
I thanks all the participants for their well wishes ,suggestions and comments.They have been very valuable and encouraging to me.Even if I may not receive this project;the suggestions and encouragement received has inspired me to do my current PhD work(similar to the project) in an extremely diligent manner.I also thank the organizers of GFAR for giving me opportunity to share my Idea to a larger audience .In the process, this blog has been enriched with quite a number of interesting ideas and suggestions.I am sure with this document available as blog,it would benefit other readers as well.I would request the organizers to keep the blog open for discussion after the competition is over so that information and suggestion keep on coming and we experience the true interactive power of blogs which are also one form of Social Media.Thanks indeed to each and every one.
Best Regards
Dr Devesh Thakur
Asstt.Professor
Himachal Pradesh Agricultural University,India
Currently PhD Scholar
Division of Extension Education
Indian Veterinary Research Institute,Bareilly,India
Its dynamic and innovative approach to create awarenes among the farmers about scientific way of farming and animal husbandry.
Indeed a great proposal. Wish you all success in your efforts.
Hope your initiation of using social media as an agricultural extension tool will help in bridging the gap between scientists and agricultural stakeholders. All the best sir..
Great work full support
full support great work
full support great work
good work
It is a nice initiative sir..Now a days, social media has become a part of every day life even in rural area, therefore if this idea gets support by the government.. It will surely be a very helpful as well as cost efficient tool for extension work related to the agricultural sector..
Thanks Deepika
Surely your hardwork will pay off sir, wish u lots n lots of luck
Surely your hardwork will pay off handsomely sir, wish u lots n lots of luck
Whole India is undergoing digitalization programme.. Why should vet field lag behind. I have proud on you sir for takiny such a great historical initiative for vet field. You are going to do need based research 1st of its kind in vet field. Launch of mobile based application is the excellent idea. This is the future cum heart of your research. For research purpose taking four parameters is good but for for application launch there should be included all possible parameters which can be disseminated up to farmers through digital technology.. If I would have some more idea I will contribute later on.. Best wishes for research sir…:-))
Really nice effort sir.It can prove one of the most powerful tools for uplifting the socio economical conditions of farmers in Himachal Pradesh. Half of their problems will get solved through this,as due to difficulties and geographical limitations many of our farmers are not able to put their problems/queries forward.It can be a roadway through which our farmers get constantly updated with all the latest research and techniques related to agriculture as well as veterinary science…..Soon dere will be a time where our farmers will reach at par with those farmers abroad…….Best wishes
Dear Devesh Sir,
Your project resonates strongly with the intentions of the current government economic survey which has urged the innovation in the agricultural extension services as the way out. Hence, the your vision of the project fits perfectly into the scheme of the government.
The role of social media shall be seen in the broader context of:
1. As the great leveler in the rural social system, as you know the rural society is deeply stratified still today. This stratification makes the extension services difficult and deteriorates the social capital. Social media can be a great tool in this regard.
2.The women plays the critical role in any rural enterprise but are subjugated under the patriarchal system of the rural areas. Their empowerment via social networking platforms has tremendous potential. As it will give them the critical information regarding the livestock or agricultural activities. This will give them sense of respect and will cultivate much needed assertiveness to counter the patriarchy.
3.The wastage of resources like water, power and fertilisers due to lack of awareness is wrecking havoc in the rural sector in forms of soil salinity and reducing water table. Your project will do serve on these dimensions too.
4.Farmer sucides is a big blot on the face of the educated workers like us,the sucides are basically because of the debt entrapment by middle men who exploit farmer as they lack critical market information. Social platforms can be advantageous in this respect too.
The list can go on. The essence is your project can fuel adrenaline in any passionate soul. My advice will be that once the project starts, diversify it towards more social,economic problems which are plaguing the rural sector. Best of wishes sir.
Dear Dr Guarav;First of all thanks to your suggestions.
1.Yes we need to keep in mind that social media should also address the inequalities of Indian agricultural system.Generally resource poor farmers are also information poor and have poor social network as well and access to institutional sources.If we keep this in mind we can use social media to reduce inequalities.
2.Special efforts are needed to ensure that women get benefitted through social media.Perhaps this can be a real challenge posed.
3.Yes we need to keep all the dimensions of agricultural problems in mind while devising social media communication efforts.
4.Yes sound marketing information is equally important.
Good and innovative idea
Thanks
Excellent project sir, best wishes
very goog propojal my qushan is covering such large no of pharmar may be difculi
Innovative idea sir plz. go ahead
wish you good luck
Great initiate sir…It will be very beneficial for the farmers….good luck…
nice idea sir…
INNOVATIVE PROJECT SIR…
Good innovative idea…
need of the hour
Great initiative Dr. Devesh…It will be highly beneficial for the farmers….
The use of social media platform for dissemination of knowledge is an excellent project. Social media has been an effective tool with regards to its wider audience and visit frequency. I hope the project will come to fruition with great success.
All the best Dr Devesh.
Very good project for enhancing the economic growth of farmers especially in hilly areas
Itsa difficult project to handle . All the Best..
Good innovative idea….need of the hour
Great project supporting digital India..
Great idea sir
Great idea Dr Thakur , it would going to strengthen the backbone of Indian economy . Great innovative project. Farmers need awareness regarding stray animals problem too . Best wishes.
You have highlighted a good point about the local problem of stray cattle which too can be dealt through this tool.
Very nice initiative project.
Great efforts sir. All the best for your project
Good job Dr…. Hope farmers will be benefited
Very nice idea indeed. All the very best for your future endeavours
good innovative job doc keep it up
Good you took up this challenging project
a good creative work according to changing socio economic status and with incorporation of new digital/internet world.
Very nice and innovative Sir
Really a nice effort sir.An era of digitalization has already begun.I congratulate you sir for bringing such a beautiful project for our farmers in Himachal.Even though our farmers are no less than farmers in other parts of country but they do lack behind in terms of modern upcoming technologies related to agriculture or veterinary practices.Your sincere effort in this regard will definitely be a boon for farmers living far away in hilly terrains. They can get well connected to other farmers or specialists in related fields and put forward their problems and at the same time can get aware of latest technologies related to animal husbandry.In other way it can be helpful for you too, to better understand their problems. BEST WISHES
Thanks a lot Dr Deepti
definately dr dev it will prove a boon to the farmers …& digital India will also prove it…Very nice innovation….good keep it up
best effort sir using social media and internet that are growing now a days even in rural areas, surely upcoming generation of progressive farmers will be benefited…
Great idea sir…social media platform is the best place for impacting the population and bring about the necessary change….this idea will surely help the farmers…best wishes sir
hats off sir
AWESOME EFFORT DR……..KEEP IT UP
Great idea sir……..all the best
It is really inovative idea sir.
really informative and fruitful effort
It is good idea because farmers are connect to scientists ,doctor and get more beneficial knowledge and improve their life .nice idea
Great and excellent proposal for farmers those have smartphone but what about those people they don’t have any facilities concern internet . Then how do they solve their problems .
Very nice project sir and full supprt
awesome project sir, and the time is very suitable to make agri and vet digitalize as our country is very speedly moving towards digitalization by our pm, some pros and cons are there but most impressive thing is to have an idea and initiate something… keep it up sir.. best of luck
excellent idea sir….absolutely this will be helpful for farmers..but this is a problem that every farmer can’t reach to this project Bcz they doesn’t have enough knowledge about this…at last all the best sir..best luck nd wishes..
Best of luck drsaab…go ahead
It’s really a great idea. An innovative step which can harvest the real potential of various social platforms and thus can help reach farmer’s doorstep in no time. It will definitely lead to a revolution in the field of agriculture extension. Best wishes for your work Sir.
Great innovative idea to develop rural farming and farmers with the use of social media. Best of luck sir .
Verry nice project sir and full supprt
good idea sir,but i am having a question, how you will convence the old illiterate farmer to learn about the smartphone.
anand kumar yadav(vet student in ivri)
Well illiterate farmers are definitely out of social media;However we have kept provision of mediators of information to help other illiterate farmers as well
well the illiterates are definitely outside the social media arena.However once the social media users are convinced the idea would percolate among others
Yes social media can offer amazing opportunities to farmers of Himachal Pradesh. It will definitely help farmers to get information on farm operations, clarify their doubts on plants/ livestock disease symptoms and can have immediate access to market related information. Hence I appreciate the proposal of Dr Devesh and I wish it might be sanctioned.
Excellent thought i was really appreciate it , hope this will be more helpful for farmers . And one more thing these types activity also support to the Digital India .
Great Idea Sir , It will surely help the farmers , using this type of technology by a veterinarian is very remarkable . Best of Luck sir . Sahil . B.V.Sc & A.H. ICAR – IVRI
your very nice for this project for farmer suport in agrecultural, if this projecct is secsseg than globuligetion increseg is better for indian dovelopment ,,i am ug student ivri
yes sir, we can use to give the farmers to let them know about recent disease outbreaks and about vaccination schedule… very apriciable Idea.. good luck sir.
a.k. tiwari(bvsc student ivri)
Yes Tiwari you have understood the concept well
good work sir….good luck
It’s a good idea. Best of luck sir
Great idea Dr. Devesh , Best of luck
very nice idea doc. , best of luck
Heads of you sir, that will a great revolution in all over the world and specially in our country . now a days their are so many diseases those are common in animals so through this way they feel more helpful . so good job .
good luck sir, in india this type of projects are very difficult to work i think, but definitely it will make a change… shuhana singh(m.b.b.s student mln medical cllege allahabad)
Really nice effort sir.It can prove one of the most powerful tools for uplifting the socio economical conditions of farmers in India .
Sir its surely an innovative idea which would elevate the present status of indian farmers… All d best for the project sir
wow that’s great , nice idea it will definitely going to help our farmers.. keep it up sir..
very innovative idea sir. best of luck
very nice sir …all the best..full support
Dr.Keshav BVSc.ah.at IVRI,izzatnagar
nice idea.. but i am sure enough about success of this … but still hatsoff to idea..
Very nice project. Gud luck.
Best of luck devesh .
Great idea dr. devesh
good luck sir..niceee effort.
am from Rajasthan sir, and i personally think that this idea is going to the future of our agricultural…nice idea doc..
Good idea Devesh . best of luck
Nice idea sir
BEST OF LUCK .
good idea devesh sir, i donno how it will work but social media will make change i knw .. ..
all the best for your project sir
GREAT PROJECT TO PROMOTE DIGITAL INDIA
best of luck
Great proposal
GREAT WORK SIR …. ALL THE VERY BEST TO YOU
very niceee..this will help to our villagers specially..best efforts.
good idea
Your project will be very helpful for the farmers in agricultural field.
At least someone take initiative steps towards this.
My Best wishes is with you sir.
good idea dr. make it happen.
GREAT IDEA SIR , ALL THE BEST FOR YOUR PROJECT
good idea , bst of luck .
All the best sir . . .After going through your comments I am certain this project will surely bring Digital india movement in the forefront. . . Wishing you all the success. . . .
Good idia
good idea sir,
Oh!! Really that may be possible . if yes then it will a great appreciable thought . It may also improve economic conditions in our India ..
Nice project sir… This project will be a hit
brilliant idea doc.
This is a great idea indeed.
Great job. ….
All the best. ….
This project will surely help farmers to much.
At least someone take initiative steps towards this . For that congratulation sir and my best wishes is with you.
very good idea, i hav also having same type of idea regarding my profession… please inform me once if everything goes wright .. good luck
This idea is the best I have ever seen
Great idea Dr. Devesh , Best of luck , definately dr dev it will prove a boon to the farmers …& digital India will also prove it…Very nice innovation….good keep it up
Wow… Such idea must be applied earlier
good luck sir, this is the thing our farmers is having need for…
Remarkable idea doc.
Farmers are sole of this country and someone is thinking in this fashion ,,,,,so it’s great for India,,,bst of luck for this needy revolution,,,,
wow idea sir, good luck..
It’s a good idea. Best of luck sir
Great move sir..all the best…hoping for positive outcomes…
This idea will be the winner
very good idea thakur saab,.. keep it up to make change in our agricultural practices…
good job dr.
Nice project Sir. . Gud luck
Great effort sir…all the best..hoping fr positive outcomes…
Verry nice project sir and full Excellent thought i was really appreciate it , hope this will be more helpful for farmers . And one more thing these types activity also support to the Digital India .
Marvellous idea sir, this idea has boosted my interest to think and contribute towards world welfare
Marvellous idea sir, this idea has boosted my interest to think and contribute towards world welfare.
using this type of technology by a veterinarian is very remarkable . Best of Luck sir
Farmers shall definitely be benefitted by this innovative idea of yours sir…All the very best for your project and i hope dat u r gonna pull it off..
Great idea Dr. Devesh , Best of luck
Your idea resonates strongly with the intentions of the current government economic policy which has said the innovation in the veterinarian extension services as the way out.
very good idea must say but i have a doubt that do you think that this can be done on such a large scale?
Good luck
Great idea Dr. Devesh , Best of luck
Idia is superb really will help farmers
Nice work, Dr Devesh. Hope you receive the support of farming community of the world.
your hardwork will pay off sir, wish u lots n lots of luck…go ahead and show the world that we are having greatest brain capacity here…
It’s really a wonderful approach towards farmers n agriculture. Hope this will result fruitful . My all wishes r with u. ALL THE BEST SIR.
Very nice initiative project. all the best for ur project sir…
I appreciate your ideology. All the best
Hope communication and innovation comes out to be as fruitful as proposed. Farmers would be definitely benefitted by your literary inputs in social media. Best wishes …
how you will convence the old illiterate farmer to learn about the smartphone.
Dr. Devesh, Great Efforts.
It will be of great help to the farmers.
Yes social media can offer amazing opportunities to farmers of Himachal Pradesh. It will definitely help farmers to get information on farm operations, clarify their doubts on plants/ livestock disease symptoms and can have immediate access to market related information. Hence I appreciate the proposal of Dr Devesh and I wish it might be sanctioned.
absolutely this will be helpful for farmers….good luck sir..
very apriciable Idea.. good luck sir.
It’s a wonderful approach towards farmers and agriculture. Hope this will result fruitful. My best wishes are with you. ALL THE BEST SIR.
Good Work, Dr. Devesh
All the best for the work.
Great need for farmers
It is a good initiative sir..Now a days, social media has become a part of every day life even in rural area, therefore if this idea gets support by the government..
Great work well done
Great Idea Sir , It will surely help the farmers
Good thoughts,,, nice project
Best of luck sir .
nice project..good luck sir
Nice initiative for farming community
I appreciate your ideology. All the best….
Good keep it up
great idea sir
woooooow gr8. that realy gr8..
Nice idea sir… All the best to you
a promising project for farmers…can definitely improve overall understanding of farmers in many ideas generated inside labs for them…
i hope u will provide our enthusiastic and innovative farmers with a great deal of new ideas for their overall economic prosperity..good luck
A very smart and apt initiative taken by Dr.Devesh Thakur. All the best Sir.
Good luck
Dr Devkesh you are so smart. All the best for your project. Nice job
from where the farmer will get data pack..because in india data packs are very costly
The greatest idea I have ever heard
with some few additions to ur project plz try to cover a broader segmen of farmers on pilot basis..so as to get a significant data which can definitely be used for further investigation in this case…
This project of yours though the YAP platform is a right step in this direction. I wish you a very good luck and success for this project. . .
great effort dr devesh
Great effort to improve the life of farmers . I wish you all the best sir
Innovative work
great idea sirji
It’s really a great idea. An innovative step which can harvest the real potential of various social platforms and thus can help reach farmer’s doorstep in no time. surely upcoming generation of progressive farmers will be benefited
Nice effort sir,, all the best
Its dynamic and innovative approach to create awarenes among the farmers about scientific way of farming and animal husbandry.
Very brilliant idea and hope that this will make our society more aware about socual change with animal husbandary and agriculture.
Whole India is undergoing digitalization programme.. Why should vet field lag behind. I have proud on you sir for such a great historical initiative for vet field. You are going to do need based research 1st of its kind in vet field. Launch of mobile based application is the excellent idea. This is the future cum heart of your research. I wish all success to the project and find it very interesting and valuable.
A very good idea when the rural youth are using smart phones it will help them learn new concepts. You can decipher ur ideas to far flung areas. Keep it up . I believe this kind of approach can be more effective in various extension activities and transfer of benefits of modern technology to the farmers. All the best and wishing you very good luck and great outcome and success through this project.
Innovative research proposal in the Indian context. Great ‘START-UP’. In the internet there is information over load, many times we were lost in the virtual world, because we open internet to search something but at the end at nothing. So the social media groups (facebook, whatsapp groups) with particular purpose will act as the platform for sharing need based information to farmers on timely basis. on other hand research institutes/extension agencies will get the actual feedback and the information need of the farming community. Best wishes
Use of technology as tool for dissemination of information was always acknowledged. But use of social media for helping farmers is an innovative step and definitely will be cherished by youth who are into social media nowadays. Nice idea sir and the very best of wishes sir.
Nice idea… Whts app and Facebook can help definitely …
In this era of technology nobody is untouched and even farmers living in the remote villages have smart phones. A relevant information of different aspects of agriculture and animal husbandry practices is really sought by the farmers. The commercial high end farmers will be happy if such a facility is made available to them. All the best Dr Divesh
Wao… it’s a great idea sir…….
All the very best….
a very nice and innovative idea which will reveal the real facts and figure regarding the use of social media among rural farmers particularly in the field of extension and how we can use it further in other fields as well.
I think this is great initiative….and current need of rural community…hopefully it will Be a beneficial tool for our farmer community
This is great innovatve idea.great work .good.keep it up
The farmers can get immediate response of their queries about their doubts on above said topics which are main crops of himachal-pradesh and maximum farmers will be benefited, as there are 96% small and marginal farmers in Himachal including me. So being a farmer I appreciate this proposed project and will happy if it is sanctioned as soon as possible…. All the best! is also waiting for this project…
i think it will have a socio-psychological impact too . In this modern era where farmer is looked down upon in society, making him well versed with the use of technology will not only kindle enthusiasm but also a feeling of pride and sophistication.if he is able to draw benefits out of it, i think nothing can be a better motivation. hence a big “YES” for this project and best wishes Sir!
Utilation frequency may varies according to different geographical situation. Its a matter of pleasure to know that farmers in hilly tract of India also utilize mobile because means of comnunication is always a obstacle for successful and speedy development of enterprenure in hilly area. Ou select a nice blog. Best wishes for u
Good luck
The project if executed properly can bring fresh impetus to Indian agricultural system
It’s a great endeavor towards realising the promises of Digital India by removing digital divide/poverty mostly faced by rural/farming population. This effort will also be useful in harnessing the demographic dividend and will prevent the same from becoming demographic debacle.
Congrats and Best of luck.
how many end users are quipped with smart phones to receive these information especially poor farmers?
It will definitely lead to a revolution in the field of agriculture extension. Best wishes for your work Sir.
The idea of tapping the potential of digitally aware farmers of the state and further channelizing their skills for the overall benefit of other resource poor farmers of the hilly state like HP is wonderful. Once the results are scientifically validated, It will surely help the policy makers of the state to incorporate this type of extension strategies for the overall benefit of farming community where accessibility is still limited. My best wishes, good luck and go ahead
social media groups (facebook, whatsapp groups) with particular purpose will act as the platform for sharing need based information to farmers on timely basis. on other hand research institutes/extension agencies will get the actual feedback and the information need of the farming community. Best wishes ,
nice work sir……very impressssive.
nice sir
carry on the good job
good idea sir ….
Need of the hour…..bst of luck
Proposals like this is the need of the hour. I wish it would be a great success not just in Himachal but across the country. Do tell me if I can extend my help in one way or other. Sir, I appreciate your initiative and would really like to feel its impact. May God bless you throughout your journey on this unseen path.
good job sir
well done sir
Good work doc saab
Though sir I’m not a veterinarian but being a hilly girl i know how our famers face problems during adverse conditions and their adverse time, need a prompt help. This SOCIAL MEDIA can do alot and also can play role in India DIgitalization.
Good research proposal, what about the utility of the social media if the farmers are illiterate??,
very appreciable……..sir
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Major hurdle in disseminating information to farmers or in any extension activity, is reaching out to the farmers. Most of the farmers nowadays (even in remote areas) do have access to internet and do own smartphones, but they don’t get technical support/ advice to solve their problems when they need it the most. If connected anyhow through social media applications like Facebook and whatsapp which are very popular and advised timely about their issues, as proposed in this project, this could be of immense help to the farmers.
Very innovative idea Dr. Devesh.
All the best
“Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain – and most fools do.”
― Benjamin Franklin
good idea sir
go on sir
its a good job
In my opinion designing calenders for farmers with descriptive pictures of information like season wise diseases occurrence on respective months. Season wise fodder feeding. Would also be helpful.. These calenders can be distributed whenever there is any meet organised among farmers as per the intimation on social media
Azolla farming. Urea enrichment . Silage preparation are a must in our land . Due to the harsh climatic conditions which the farmer has to bear every year.
Self help groups can also be made as per need and feasibility for empowering our annadaata
Good luck sir . With great power comes great responsibility…..
Great idea….. good luck
Good work sir .
Major hurdle in disseminating information to farmers or in any extension activity, is reaching out to the farmers. Most of the farmers nowadays (even in remote areas) do have access to internet and do own smartphones, but they don’t get technical support/ advice to solve their problems when they need it the most. If connected anyhow through social media applications like Facebook and whatsapp which are very popular and advised timely about their issues, as proposed in this project, this could be of immense help to the farmers.
Very innovative idea Dr. Devesh.
All the best
“Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain – and most fools do.”
― Benjamin Franklin
Very innovative idea👍👍👍👍. This will surely going to help farmers.
Smart phone growth in rural India makes this project very much feasible
Nice work sir..
Congrats & Best of luck
It would be an excellent application of IT for farming/rural community.
Such forum could also assist the farmer on the timing of their planting crops or breeding season in line with weather forecast, this would greatly inform the farmer about the weather to be prevail in the days to come. The forum should categories farmers into the various farming system, since the need of these farmers varies at any given time. I congratulate the founder of this blog and i hope at the end of it all, it should serve the purpose for which this novel work started
Major hurdle in disseminating information to farmers or in any extension activity, is reaching out to the farmers. Most of the farmers nowadays (even in remote areas) do have access to internet and do own smartphones, but they don’t get technical support/ advice to solve their problems when they need it the most. If connected anyhow through social media applications like Facebook and whatsapp which are very popular and advised timely about their issues, as proposed in this project, this could be of immense help to the farmers.
Very innovative idea Dr. Devesh.
All the best
“Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain – and most fools do.”
― Benjamin Franklin
Good thought Devesh! Go ahead.
Your project resonates strongly with the intentions of the current government economic survey which has urged the innovation in the agricultural extension services as the way out. Hence, the your vision of the project fits perfectly into the scheme of the government.
Nice project
Great idea….. good luck
really great initiative…all the best
Nice concept sir
good idea. Best of luck
graet idea doc. , what i feel is that Role of the government is also very crucial , schemes like freedom250 would be very much useful to this idea . best of luck
Best of luck……
Why should vet field lag behind. I have proud on you sir for takiny such a great historical initiative for vet field.
All the best Dr. Devesh.
nice efforts , What about the small & marginal farmers ?
A very innovative idea to disseminate information to so many farmers out dere…. Congratulations n al d best sir fr ds wonderful project…..
Great idea sir
good idea..
A very innovative idea to disseminate information to so many farmers out there…. All d best sir
very good intiative sir …A good idea to implement a good idea …
Great initiative sir !! It will definitely prove to be landmark in development of farmers in every aspect!! Best f luck sir
it seems very great idea sir. best wishes
Good idea sir…….
Surely it can help the farmers
Innovative idea dr Devesh
Best of luck
keep going sir. as the country progress it should include the rural people and it seems your idea is an effort to that progress. best wishes sir
keep going sir. as the country progresses it should include the rural people and it seems your idea is an effort to that progress. best wishes sir
Good project and credible source of informations for hilly area farmers. Good Luck,
Nice innovative idea …sir……all d best….
All the best…doctor. Great job
Nice idea sir
Great idea sir…
nice idea sir, best of luck
All the best good job
keep up the good work sir. best wishes
Nice idea sir…all d best….
Great idea sir…Best use of social media sir…All the best!!!
good work sir.. all the best
keep up the good work sir.
Congratulations n all d best sir for this wonderful project…..
Wonderful idea sir….Best wishes…
sir very innovative..u may nt gt instant results bt it will bear fruits in future..ol d best sir..
A novel idea indeed sir.It caters to the most innocuous of concerns a farmer might have asap without compromising the credibility of the information being transferred due to the involvement of expert panel and is aimed to do away with the in-person need of information delivery which is not always and in all real life field scenarios possible. undoubtedly its an incredible thought manidest. I wish you all the best in this endeavour of yours and I hope in respite you shall find many more such revolutionary far sighted ideas to facilitate the growth of agricultural sector. Best wishes once again sir.
All the best doctor.
Social media can be used to extend agriculture even to people who are not really associated with it. For example, there is a malayalam Facebook group called Krishi (agriculture) with thousands of members where enthusiasts help each other in developing farming activities among members who are students and officials. I have seen that they even send free seeds among group members. Many people have turned to small scale / big scale organic/indigenous farming due to the activities of this group. Kerala is presently witnessing a significant increase in horticulture meanwhile reducing its dependence on neighbouring States where high amounts of chemical pesticides are being used on vegetables to be exported to Kerala.
Its a good idea n can b very helpful….. Well done Dr…… All d best!
A novel idea indeed sir. It seeks to cater to the most inncouous of concerns a farmer might have asap without compromising the credibility of the information being transferred due to the involvement of the expert panel. Impactful and business oriented .Best wishes sir.
Excellent venture Sir, …..Best Wishes!!
Good project sir.good luck sir..
great work sir, thumbs up!!.
great work…… Dr. Devesh
Great work sir….. Best of luck…
good job sir
Great initiative sir ..we will help u whenever u require n i hope for the best of this project
social media and internet for farming people is the need of hour but till now this has not gained much attention by social and agricultural researcher especially under Indian farming system.
It can surely be linked to local support system like KVK as well as to the national and international innovations. Immense opportunities are waiting on the door… come on sir .. open this door through your great idea. We are all with you.. all the best.
Very nice n innovative all the best 4 that good job.
Its a good idea and hour of discussion . Good luck to you docsaheb
Great job boss ..
great idea sir…hope it come up with big helping hand for our farmers….to whom we all are dependent.all d best sir
Social media has given more power to the voice of the active man but there are so many challenges in poor Indian condition. Most of the marginal farmers and small farmers are poor in India, and most of them are illiterate. So i doubtful it is useful to them but young farmers are most of them familiarized with most social media. Therefore these an innovation to the area of Indian agriculture even though its very practical in developed countries. So i hopes it will be useful to next era farmers, Best wishes..
“It is not the strongest that survive, nor the most intelligent; but the ones that are most responsive to change” Charles Darwin
great idea sir,hope this come up with huge helping hands for our farmers..
Social media is given strength to the voice of the active man but most of the marginal and small farmers are illiterate in India. So I doubtful it is useful in present day poor farmers but young farmers well acquainted with social media. Even though it is very practical in developed countries, it is an innovation in Indian agricultural sector for fast knowledge transfer in present fast day world. Similar studies were conducted in New Zealand, Social Media use in the New Zealand agricultural were infancy at the time of study and they got wonderful feedback …
Best wishes..
“It is not the strongest that survive, nor the most intelligent; but the ones that are most responsive to change” Charles Darwin
Good approach sir, but I’m having a doubt regarding the Knowledge of farmers regarding the internet usage and also connectivity in your terrain state….If you could address these issues..Your dream project would be grand success…..
All the Best………
Great work Sir!! Keep it up.
very good
Dear Sir!
Excellent Project …and no doubt Social Media is an important Gateway to through the Extension Services at the economically deprived Stakeholders….Good Job Sir.