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ICT acts as a provider of major opportunities to rural livelihoods and contributes towards poverty reduction. Productivity of rural areas can be enhanced by usage of ICT. Application of new and contemporary information and communication technologies (ICTs) for agricultural development in the India has been advancing quite rapidly over the last decade. ICT is changing all the spheres of human lives. Agriculture is an important sector with the majority of the rural population in developing countries depending on it. The agriculture sector faces major challenges of enhancing production in a situation of declining natural resources necessary for production. The growing demand for agricultural products, however, also offers opportunities for producers to sustain and improve their livelihoods. Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) act as a key agent in agriculture sector in addressing these challenges and enriching the livelihoods of the poor rural population which depends on agricultural produce. ICT can be used effectively in extension education for transfer of technologies by using, internet access, mailing systems, servers, tele-conferencing interactive video, videoconferencing, wireless, computer systems; local area and wide area network (LAN and WAN), dial access, television and digital equipments etc.

Keyword: ICT, Agriculture, farmer, livelihood and ICT tools.