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Crafting a Digital Divide Index for Assessing Agricultural Disparities among Farmers: An Application of AHP Process

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Title Crafting a Digital Divide Index for Assessing Agricultural Disparities among Farmers: An Application of AHP Process
 
Creator Chandra, Saurabh
Kalyan Ghadei
 
Subject Analytic Hierarchy Process, Digital Agriculture, Information and Communication Technology, Digital Divide, Index Development
Analytic Hierarchy Process, Digital Agriculture, Information and Communication Technology, Digital Divide, Index Development.
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Description New measurement tool for assessing the digital divide disparity among farmers in e-agriculture was devised during 2023-24. The index comprises four dimensions, namely ICT ownership, awareness, accessibility, and usage, respectively. For dimension selection, the researchers employed the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP). The maximum eigen value (λ max) of the pairwise comparison matrix was 4.0049, serving as the overall weight for the decision-making process. In the item selection process, Likert-type scale procedures were used to assess statements for final indicator selection. An interview schedule with 45 indicators was administered to 60 farmers in a non-sampling area, with five ambiguous indicators subsequently removed. The digital divide index customized for farmers demonstrated strong reliability, with a split-half reliability coefficient of 0.846 (Spearman-Brown formula) and a Pearson correlation coefficient of 0.733. Internal consistency was good, as indicated by a Cronbach's Alpha of 0.813, and the test displayed strong validity with a score of 0.919. Overall, these findings confirm the reliability and validity of the test in measuring the intended construct. Ultimately, the 38 items were consolidated into a standardized farmers' digital divide index for assessing agricultural disparities in the farming community.
 
Publisher Indian Society of Extension Education, ICAR- Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi
 
Date 2024-10-01
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Peer reviewed Research Tool
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJEE/article/view/152342
10.48165/IJEE.2024.604RT2
 
Source Indian Journal of Extension Education; Vol. 60 No. 4 (2024): Indian Journal of Extension Education; 118-122
2454-552X
0537-1996
 
Language eng
 
Relation https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJEE/article/view/152342/56071
 
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