The Impact of ICT on Rural Livelihood of Farmers in West Bengal, India

Q2 Economics, Econometrics and Finance

Agris On-line Papers in Economics and Informatics Pub Date : 2022-12-30 DOI:10.7160/aol.2022.140409

K. Sarkar, Sujit Deb, Sujoy Hazari

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Abstract

Agriculture is a major contributor to West Bengal's economy, as the state's manufacturing sector is constrained by topographical constraints. As a result of the foregoing background, this study aims to investigate the effect of ICT on farmers' livelihoods in West Bengal.Primary data collection is done from the rural farmers in West Bengal, based on a pre-defined questionnaire.Data analysis is done via Cronbach’s Alpha, factor analysis linear regression. Taking into consideration of 95% confidence level and 5% confidence interval, total sample size of 381 have been determined. All the five dimensions of livelihood -Financial Capital (FC), Human Capital (HC), Physical Capital (PC), Social Capital (SC) and Natural Capital (NC), have been considered in the present study.Based on the analysis it is found that ICT has a positive impact on all the five tenets of livelihood in the district of PurbaMedinipur, West Bengal.

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资讯通讯科技对印度西孟加拉邦农民生计的影响

农业是西孟加拉邦经济的主要贡献者，因为该邦的制造业受到地形限制。鉴于上述背景，本研究旨在调查信息和通信技术对西孟加拉邦农民生计的影响。主要数据收集来自西孟加拉邦农村农民，基于预先定义的问卷。数据分析是通过Cronbach’s Alpha，因子分析线性回归进行的。考虑到95%的置信水平和5%的置信区间，确定了381个总样本量。本研究考虑了生计的所有五个维度——金融资本（FC）、人力资本（HC）、实物资本（PC）、社会资本（SC）和自然资本（NC）。根据分析发现，信息和通信技术对西孟加拉邦PurbaMedinipur区的所有五项生计原则都有积极影响。

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Agris On-line Papers in Economics and Informatics Economics, Econometrics and Finance-Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous)

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2.20

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期刊介绍： The international journal AGRIS on-line Papers in Economics and Informatics is a scholarly open access, blind peer-reviewed by two reviewers, interdisciplinary, and fully refereed scientific journal. The journal is published quarterly on March 30, June 30, September 30 and December 30 of the current year by the Faculty of Economics and Management, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague. AGRIS on-line Papers in Economics and Informatics covers all areas of agriculture and rural development: -agricultural economics -agribusiness -agricultural policy and finance -agricultural management -agriculture''s contribution to rural development -information and communication technologies -information and database systems -e-business and internet marketing -ICT in environment -GIS, spatial analysis and landscape planning The journal provides a leading forum for an interaction and research on the above-mentioned topics of interest. The journal serves as a valuable resource for academics, policy makers and managers seeking up-to-date research on all areas of the subject. The journal prefers scientific papers by international teams of authors who deal with problems concerning the focus of our journal in the world-wide scope with relation to Europe.