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The content of the book comprises of country chapters on mobile phone applications for agricultural extension from Asia, Africa, Latin America and Europe along with chapters on global review on m-agriculture initiatives, content generation process and socio-economic impact of mobile phone based a...


Mittal, SurabhiMehar, Mamta[Socio-Economic Impact of the Mobile Phone based Agricultural Extension]Socio-Economic Impact of the Mobile Phone based Agricultural Extension

Several studies have recognized that the agriculture sector is one of the major contributor to climate change, as well as largely affected adversely by climate change. Agricultural productivity is known to be sensitive to climate change induced effects and it has impact on livelihood of families ...


Mehar, MamtaMittal, SurabhiPrasad, Narayan[Farmers coping strategies for climate shock: Is it differentiated by gender?]Farmers coping strategies for climate shock: Is it differentiated by gender?

The mobile phone-enabled information delivery mechanism has the potential to reduce the knowledge gap between large and small farmers, and also across gender by creating awareness about new technologies and best practices. This article focuses on how access to information through the mobile phone...


Mittal, Surabhi[Role of mobile phone-enabled climate information services in gender-inclusive agriculture]Role of mobile phone-enabled climate information services in gender-inclusive agriculture

Purpose: The paper analyzes factors that affect the likelihood of adoption of different agriculture-related information sources by farmers. Design/Methodology/Approach: The paper links the theoretical understanding of the existing multiple sources of information that farmer use, with the empirica...


Mittal, SurabhiMehar, Mamta[Socio-economic Factors Affecting Adoption of Modern Information and Communication Technology by Farmers in India: Analysis Using Multivariate Probit Model]Socio-economic Factors Affecting Adoption of Modern Information and Communication Technology by Farmers in India: Analysis Using Multivariate Probit Model

Government of India has recently announced for special funds like National adaptation fund to handle market risks arising due to climatic variability. The operational protocol of this fund and other forthcoming initiatives have yet to be expanded, but through this paper we like to draw attention ...


Mittal, SurabhiRay S[What’s the Missing Link? - Reviewing Climate Change Polices in Context of Indian Agricultural Sector]What’s the Missing Link? - Reviewing Climate Change Polices in Context of Indian Agricultural Sector

Evidence from climate-smart village (CSV) approach to mainstream climate-smart agriculture (CSA) demonstrates improved productivity, income, and reduced climatic risks. However, its contribution to gender empowerment in diverse farming households is not documented. This study creates a Gender Emp...


Hariharan, VinodMittal, SurabhiRai, MunmunAgarwal, TriptiKalvaniya, Kailash C.Stirling, Clare M.Jat, Mangi Lal[Does climate-smart village approach influence gender equality in farming households? A case of two contrasting ecologies in India]Does climate-smart village approach influence gender equality in farming households? A case of two contrasting ecologies in India

The climate service advisory was piloted in two states of India – Haryana and Bihar – covering 46 villages. Households were randomly selected in these villages to receive voice-based messages on individual farmers’ mobile phones during the project period 2013–2015. The messages had content relate...


Mittal, SurabhiHariharan, Vinod K.[Mobile-based climate services impact on farmers risk management ability in India]Mobile-based climate services impact on farmers risk management ability in India

This study explores whether conservation agriculture-based wheat production system (CAW) can better cope with climatic extremes than the conventional tillage-based wheat production system (CTW). To assess this, we used data collected from 208 wheat farmers in Haryana, India in 2013–14 (a period w...


Aryal, Jeetendra PrakashSapkota, Tek BahadurStirling, Clare M.Jat, Mangi LalJat, Hanuman S.Rai, MunmunMittal, SurabhiSutaliya, Jhabar Mal[Conservation agriculture-based wheat production better copes with extreme climate events than conventional tillage-based systems: A case of untimely excess rainfall in Haryana, India]Conservation agriculture-based wheat production better copes with extreme climate events than conventional tillage-based systems: A case of untimely excess rainfall in Haryana, India

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