Volume : 4, Issue : 11, November - 2015

Lack of Information Technology (IT-factor) A Major Hurdle in the Growth and Economy of Agriculture in India: With Special reference to production of Apple in Jammu & Kashmir.

Rafiq Hussain, Kawser Mohiuddin

Abstract :

<p>&nbsp;The intent behind to develop this paper is to motivate and digitalize the minds of the influx of the growers to free them from the shackles of &ldquo;Traditional Farming&rdquo; so they may move up to the ladder. Apple being a dominant crop of the valley, represents 98% of the total fruit production. Sopore Fruit Mandi which ranks second largest fresh fruit mandi in Asia will be the core of attention. The effect of educational access on the percentage of apple growers is large, a finding perhaps indicative of a &ldquo;trade off&rdquo; between IT Education/ Application of modern techniques in apple production &amp; Traditional farming. Eventually showing the introduction of Remote Sensing in accessing the conditions of Apple trees.</p>