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The present study was conducted in Shivamogga and Chikkamagaluru districts of Karnataka state with a sample size of 120 ICT user farmers. The data was collected using pre tested interview schedule by adopting simple random sampling technique. It was found that majority of the farmers regularly used e-Krushika App (20.00%), WhatsApp (29.17%) and KMAS (63.33%) services for information on integrated nutrient management aspects like soil testing, green manuring, and fertilizer dosage respectively. Whereas, nearly two-third of the famers regularly used KMAS (65.83%) for identification of pest and KCC (65.84%) for management practices. With respect to information on integrated disease management, 60.83 percent and 48.33 percent of the ICT tools user farmers regularly used WhatsApp for disease identification and latest information respectively. Whereas, 65.83 percent of them used KCC for information on disease management practices.
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