Information and Communication Technology for Agriculture and Rural Development
by R Saravanan
ISBN: 9789351245070
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Imprint : NIPA
Year : 2021
Price : Rs. 7700.00
Biblio : 386 pages,25cm
Author Profile
R. Saravanan: Associate Professor (Communication and Incharge), School of Social Sciences, College of Post Graduate Studies, Central Agricultural University, Umiam (Barapani), Meghalaya-793 103, C. Kathiresan: Project Manager InDG Project & Principal Investigator, Model e-Village Project Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) Hyderabad-500085, Andhra Pradesh T. Indra Devi: Project Fellow, e-Arik Project, College of Horticulture and Forestry, Central Agricultural University (CAU), Pasighat-792102, Arunachal Pradesh
About The Book
The articles included in this book focuses on; Digital divide in rural India, e-Agriculture issues, Cyber extension, overview on Village Knowledge Centres (VKCs), Community Information Centre iniative in Orissa, SATCOM application in Karnataka State, Model e-Villages in Arunachal Pradesh State of North-East India, Nationwide InDG web portal initiative for rural development, Kisan Mobile Sandesh (KMS), Dynamic Market Information (DMI) by Web and Mobile in Tamil Nadu, Expert systems for pest and diseases diagnosis in rubber, Interactive Multimedia Compact Disc (IMCD), Village Information Centres among Dairy Farmers in Tamil Nadu, KISSAN initiative of Kerala State, Mobile Agricultural School and Services (MASS) in Jharkhand, Farmers Database creation in Darjeeling District of West Bengal, Village Resource Centres (VRCs) in Uttaranchal, Pest Surveillance of Rice using satellite data, Techmode Approach for Distance Learning Courses for Field Veterinarians in Maharastra, Information Retrieval System for Buffalo Reproduction, Web Portals and Digital Data base in Agroforestry, Watershed Modelling using GIS and Remote Sensing in Gujarat State, e-Readiness and Participation Level of Akshya and KISSAN Kerala Beneficiaries and VRC & CIC Network in Assam and Internet utilization pattern, evaluation of Kissan Call Centres (KCCs), ICT adoption level, impact, stakeholders feedback, policy implications and recommendations.
