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Seminar On :

Presented By: Reg. No.

Singh Vikaskumar S. 10D-272-2017

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1. Introduction
2. Role of IT in Agriculture in India
3. Initiator of E-Agriculture in India
4. Advantages of IT in Agriculture
5. Agricultural IT Tools Uses
6. E-Agriculture Sources
7. IT Vision 2020
8. Challenges
9. Conclusion
10. References

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 INTRODUCTION

→ IT is the branch of engineering that deals with the use of computers

and telecommunication to retrieve, store and transmit information.

→ Information technology is potential tool for improving decision

making in agriculture.

→ IT can improve farm management and farming technologies by

efficient farm management.

→ The widespread use of IT to make a direct contribution to

agricultural productivity, satellite technology, geographic information
systems using the techniques of agronomy and soil science is to increase
agricultural production.

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→ Farmer’s in India must use Information and Communication
technology (ICT) for agricultural purposes.

→ India’s food production and productivity can be increased by an

effective use of IT for agricultural purposes.

→ The developed nations are using laser technology instead of tractors

to plough land.

→ This helps in optimizing the use of various inputs such as water,

seeds, fertilizers, etc,.

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 INITIATOR OF E-AGRICULTURE IN INDIA

→ The Association For People of Haryana (AFPOH) has taken many

steps and initiatives at national and international level in the fields of
agriculture, rural development, etc.

→ As far as initiatives for e-agriculture in India are concerned, they

have shared their research works and suggestions with national and
international community.

→ They have also started an initiative titled e-agriculture in India that

would endeavor to amalgamate ICT with agriculture in India.

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 ADVANTAGES OF IT IN AGRICULTURE

→ The benefits of IT for the improvement and strengthening of

agriculture sector in India include timely information on weather
forecasts and calamities.

→ Better and spontaneous agricultural practices.

→ Better marketing exposure and pricing and reduction of agricultural
risks and enhanced incomes.

→ Facility of online trading.

→ E-agriculture can play a major role in the increased food production

and productivity in India.

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 Use of Weather Forecasting in Agriculture

Weather Forecasting is used for finding

out:

• Weather
• Irrigation timing
• Water Stresses
• Fertilizer timing
• Pest and diseases control, etc.

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 Use of Remote Sensing in Agriculture

Remote Sensing is directly connected with satellite. By the help of

this technique find out the monsoon, ozone layer depletion, smog,
etc.

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 Use of GIS in Agriculture

Geographic Information System

or GIS are extensively used in
agriculture, especially in
precision farming. GIS is used
in decision making such as what
to plant and where to plant using
historical data and sampling.

Function of GIS:

• Digital Mapping
• Analysis of the soil

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 Use of GPS in Agriculture

In agriculture, the use of the

Global Positioning System
provides benefits in:

• Farm planning
• Field mapping
• Soil sampling
• Tractor guidance
• Crop Scouting
• Yield mapping.

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 Use of Drone in Agriculture

By the help of drone technology:

• Mass Data Collection

• Land Survey
• Seeds Planting
• Using Fertilizers
• Using Pesticides
• Water Irrigation

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 Smart Green House

The new technology

consists of a motherland
computer systems. By this
technology, monitoring the
humidity, temperature,
wind speed and radiation
as well as elements that
enable wireless
connectivity between the
greenhouse and mobile
devices like cell phones.

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 DIGITAL MANDI

A mobile application
developed by IIT Kanpur
and BSNL, aims to provide
current rates of crops to
farmers so they can choose
suitable time and market to
sell their crops for
maximum profit.

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 mKRISHI

TCS mobile agro-advisory

system uses mobile phones
and sensor technology to let
farmers send queries, receive
information on microclimate,
local mandi prices, seek
expert’s advice and other
information relevant to them
in their local language;
supports text, voice, pictures.

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 Kisan Call Centres

Main aim of the KCC is to

answer farmer’s queries on a
telephone call in their own
language. Queries are replied
in 22 local languages.

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 e-Choupal

e-Choupal is an initiative of ITC

to link directly with rural farmers
via the internet access in rural
areas to offer farmers up-to-date
marketing and agricultural
information.

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 Agri Advisory Services in India

• Ikisan

• e-choupal

• Kisan Mitra

• Nokia Life Tools

• Airtel

• TCS

• ICAR- KMAS

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 IT Vision 2020

Department of Agriculture & Corporation (DAC) has formulated IT

Vision 2020.

→ Information relating to agriculture sector would be available to the

ultimate users – the farmers – for optimizing their productivity and
income.

→ Extension and advisory services making use of information

technology would be available to the farmers on round the clock basis.

→ The tools for information technology will provide networking of

agriculture sector not only in the country but also globally.

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 Challenges

→ The lack of reliable connectivity in rural areas.

→ Poor literacy level.
→ Farmers benefit more from simple technology, which communicates
information, which is relevant and easy to understand.

→ Door delivery of information is limited by the fact that there are a

very large number of farm households and many families may not own
radios or television sets and may not have access to a daily newspaper.

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 Conclusion

→ IT can improve farm management and farming technologies by

efficient farm management.

→ IT helps in better marketing exposure and pricing and reduction of

agricultural risks and enhanced incomes.

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