Assessment of Mobile-Based Extension Service Usage among Medium- Scale Tea Growers in Kandy District, Sri Lanka

Tea (Camellia sinensis (L.) Kuntze) is one of the major foreign exchange-earning agribusinesses in Sri Lanka, where several mobile-based extension services have emerged to deliver information tea growers. This study has focused on present status services, perception, and factors affecting usage by medium-scale A survey was conducted over telephone using a random sample 56 growers Kandy district. The majority were above 50 years old (77%), educated up advanced level (77%). (59%) part-time growers, having experience (75%) cultivation for ten (10) or more. All respondents owned mobile phones, (89%) had smartphone access Internet. According perception users, current problem with knowledge improvement. results Pearson Chi-Square test showed that awareness significantly associated education ?2 (4, N=56) = 9.951, p< 0.05. significant associations level, 12.245, 0.05 Internet (2, 9.148, 0.01. concludes necessity improve be more oriented toward technology transfer develop single Information Communication Technology platform support all media formats sharing among