Rebekka Syiem

The varied agro-climatic condition of Meghalaya favours the cultivation of different horticultural crops, particularly different fruit crops, and pineapple is the most notable of them. The present study was conducted on 200 tribal pineapple growers of Meghalaya in the North-Eastern Himalayan region of India in the year 2017-2018. The article highli...

The study was conducted on innovative practices namely Intelligent Advisory System for Farmers (IASF) and Enterprise Facilitation Centres (EFCs) in East Khasi Hills District of Meghalaya with an attempt to identify the innovative agricultural extension practices in the state which are more effective and reachable to the grassroots level. Simple ran...

The paper focuses on the innovative extension practice of ‘Horticulture-Hubs’ (horti-hubs) following the “hub and spoke’ model under Technology Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture in Meghalaya and a special State Plan Assistance Scheme on Capital Investment. The study highlights the socio-economic characteristics of farmers associate...

A study was conducted to find out the level of access and usage of ICTs among farmers of Meghalaya state of India. A total of 120 farmers were randomly selected for the study during November 2013 to May 2014. The results showed that majority of the farmers owned mobile phones as well as television and radio. The most frequently used ICT was mobile...