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Department of Agricultural Extension Education, ANGRAU-Datt Centre, Paderu-531 024.
The present investigation was conducted in Anakapalle district of Andhra Pradesh to study attitude of farmers towards use of information and communication technology on agricultural production. Three mandals from Anakapalle district of Andhra Pradesh state selected for the study. An Ex-post-facto research design was followed for the study. The constraints faced by respondents while using the ICT tools and techniques were, lack of awareness of proper functioning about ICT tools (69.33%), lack of training of the farmers towards use of different ICT tools (68.00%), inadequate internet supply (67.33%), lack of uninterrupted power supply (66.00%), difficulty in understanding the content language of ICT gadgets (66.67%), lack of local language in handling and understanding of software (66.67%), poor mobile/internet connectivity in rural areas (66.00%) and beyond this some other constraints also faced by farmers.
KEYWORDS: Utilization of ICT tools, constraints.