| 中文摘要 | 第4-9页 |
| Abstract | 第9-10页 |
| Abbreviations | 第15-19页 |
| Chapter 1: Introduction | 第19-42页 |
| 1.1 Background of the study | 第19-27页 |
| 1.2 Problem statement | 第27-28页 |
| 1.3 Research significance | 第28-29页 |
| 1.4 Purpose and content of the research | 第29-30页 |
| 1.5 Research questions | 第30页 |
| 1.6 Conceptual Framework | 第30-39页 |
| 1.7 Limitations of the study | 第39-40页 |
| 1.8 Summary | 第40页 |
| 1.9 Organizational of the thesis | 第40-42页 |
| Chapter 2: Review of Literature | 第42-54页 |
| 2.1 Information and Communcation Technoogy (ICTs) | 第42-43页 |
| 2.2 ICTS as tool for agricultural and rural development | 第43-49页 |
| 2.3 ICTS as tool for information, knowledge and capacity building | 第49-51页 |
| 2.4 ICTS as tool for agricultural marketing | 第51-52页 |
| 2.5 ICTS obstacles/barriers | 第52-53页 |
| 2.6 Summary | 第53-54页 |
| Chapter 3: Resesarch Methodology | 第54-62页 |
| 3.1 Punjab:Study Province | 第54-56页 |
| 3.2 Research population | 第56页 |
| 3.3 Preparation of interview schedule | 第56-57页 |
| 3.4 Validity and reliability | 第57-58页 |
| 3.5 Data collection | 第58-60页 |
| 3.6 Analysis of data | 第60-61页 |
| 3.7 Summary | 第61-62页 |
| Chapter 4: Data Analysis and Results | 第62-92页 |
| 4.1 Demographi profile of the respondents | 第62-66页 |
| 4.2 Pattern of ICTs in agricultural technology | 第66-77页 |
| 4.3 Influence of ICTs technology on agricultural development | 第77-83页 |
| 4.4 Barrier to effective utilization of icts in agricultural technology | 第83-84页 |
| 4.5 Recommendations by respondnets (farmers) for effective utilization of ICTs for agricultural development | 第84-85页 |
| 4.6 Simple Linear Regression Analysis | 第85-90页 |
| 4.7 Summary | 第90-92页 |
| Chapter 5: Conclusions and Recommendations | 第92-99页 |
| 5.1 Reflections of study | 第92-93页 |
| 5.2 Major conclusions | 第93-95页 |
| 5.3 General recommendations | 第95-97页 |
| 5.4 Suggestions for further study | 第97-99页 |
| References | 第99-121页 |
| Appendices | 第121-127页 |
| Appendix-Ⅰ: Flow of ICT Information Hub Center (IHC) | 第121-122页 |
| Appendix-Ⅱ: Interview schedule for Phd study | 第122-127页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第127-129页 |
| Published Papers | 第129-131页 |
| Curriculum Vitae | 第131-139页 |
