Impact of ICT based farming knowledge dissemination on farmers income - Experience of income generation project for farmers using ICT in Bangladesh -

Abstract

In Bangladesh, more than 70% of the population are engaged in agriculture, however, the income of the farmer is still low compare to other professions due to lack of proper information related to advanced agricultural production techniques and poor marketing system. In order to improve such situation, Kyushu University, Japan along with three Bangladesh collaborative partners has conducted a 3 year long grass-root project supported by JICA. The aim of the project has been to generate income for small (low income, small or no land owners) BOP (Bottom of Pyramid) farmers by providing the knowledge of chemical free farming through ICT (Information Communication Technology). In this article, we introduce the challenges we faced and summarize the impact of the project on socio-economic improvement of targeted farmers.