Study of Information Communication Technology in Agriculture Research in India

Type Journal Article - International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Computational and Applied Sciences (IJETCAS)
Title Study of Information Communication Technology in Agriculture Research in India
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Publication (Day/Month/Year) 2013
URL http://iasir.net/IJETCASpapers/IJETCAS13-603.pdf
Abstract
Nowadys, computers are being used to mechanization, automation and to develop decision support system, expert system, GIS, Remote Sensing for taking strategic decision on the agricultural production and protection research. Recently remote sensing and geographic information system has place a major and crucial role in agriculture research especially in the field of yield prediction, suitability of soil for particular crop, integrated pest management, water management and site specific resource allocation of agriculture inputs, etc. India has accomplished an impressive progress in agriculture during the last six decades. At present, there are numerous challenges to be addressed on priority for making India a developed nation through progress in agriculture. In the current millennium, there are challenges of scarcity of land & resources and very high population to be faced simultaneously. Therefore, there are challenges to the Indian agricultural research to provide the food to the increasing population. The event of Information Communication Technology (ICT) as a highly powerful enabling tool for delivery of services in the public and the private sector has by now been universally recognized. ICT has the potential to change the information and knowledge in agricultural research
as well as to disseminate it to the farmers. Science and technology are available globally, it must be realized that information and knowledge are also available globally. This opens the avenues for international cooperation in research and development in agriculture.

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