Icts For Agriculture

Author : World Bank
Publisher : World Bank Publications
ISBN 13 : 1464810230
Total Pages : 460 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book ICT in Agriculture (Updated Edition) written by World Bank and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2017-06-27 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Information and communication technology (ICT) has always mattered in agriculture. Ever since people have grown crops, raised livestock, and caught fish, they have sought information from one another. Today, ICT represents a tremendous opportunity for rural populations to improve productivity, to enhance food and nutrition security, to access markets, and to find employment opportunities in a revitalized sector. ICT has unleashed incredible potential to improve agriculture, and it has found a foothold even in poor smallholder farms. ICT in Agriculture, Updated Edition is the revised version of the popular ICT in Agriculture e-Sourcebook, first launched in 2011 and designed to support practitioners, decision makers, and development partners who work at the intersection of ICT and agriculture. Our hope is that this updated Sourcebook will be a practical guide to understanding current trends, implementing appropriate interventions, and evaluating the impact of ICT interventions in agricultural programs.

Author : Rafael Valencia-García
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3030107280
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book ICT for Agriculture and Environment written by Rafael Valencia-García and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-12-26 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers a remarkable collection of chapters covering a wide range of topics related to ICT applications in agriculture and the environment. It gathers the proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on ICTs in Agronomy and Environment (CITAMA 2019), held in Guayaquil, Ecuador on January 22–25, 2019. The conference attracted a total of 27 papers, submitted by pioneering researchers from countries around the globe. Following a thorough peer-review by leading experts, only 14 papers were ultimately selected for publication. They cover a diverse range of topics, including: intelligent and knowledge-based systems; the Internet of things and monitoring systems; image processing; and social and collaborative systems. The book offers a valuable resource for a broad readership, including researchers, educators, undergraduate and graduate students, as well as professionals from the areas of ICT, Agriculture and Environment.

Author : R. Saravanan
Publisher : New India Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9789380235240
Total Pages : 580 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book ICTs for Agricultural Extension written by R. Saravanan and published by New India Publishing. This book was released on 2010-04 with total page 580 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is an attempt to document the National Policy on ICTs in agricultural extension, ICT infrastructure scenario and related issues, case studies on innovative ICTs for agricultural extension initiatives (Village knowledge centres, information kiosks, mobile ICT units, web portals, digital data base and networks, rural tele centres, farmer call centres, mobile telephony, video conference, offline multimedia CDs, decision support systems, expert systems, innovative community radio and television programmes, open distance learning etc. The agricultural extension students, academicians, scientists, practitioners, administrators and policy makers will find this compilation of the "ICTs for Agricultural Extension: Global Experiments, Innovations and Experiences" from twenty eight countries relevant to providing a framework for the design and implementation of sustainable ICT-enabled extension services for the agricultural development.

Author : Willmott-Harrop, E.
Publisher : CTA
ISBN 13 : 9290816155
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Going to scale with ICTs for agriculture written by Willmott-Harrop, E. and published by CTA. This book was released on 2017-08-01 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The huge potential of ICT for agriculture (ICT4Ag), from increasing agricultural yields to helping farmers get a fairer price for their produce, is well documented. Technologies such as SMS applications, mobile banking and satellite data have been used successfully to give agricultural stakeholders access to farm mapping, weather data, marketing tools, financial credit, advice from extension workers, and social networks, among other things. These technological applications are capable of reaching hundreds of millions of smallholder farmers and stakeholders in rural areas, acting as a catalyst for positive change and in achieving the SDGs. However, limits on their reach include poor internet connectivity in the rural areas of developing nations, high illiteracy rates among smallholder farmers and fishers, and the inability of pilot projects to go to scale due to lack of long-term funding or not having measures for their sustainability built into the programme design. This booklet will inspire agricultural stakeholders around the world – from the smallholder farmer to governments and their international trading partners – to further realise the remarkable change that ICTs can effect in the lives of rural and farming communities.

Author : Tetteh Kwasi Nuer, Alexander
Publisher : CTA
ISBN 13 : 9290816406
Total Pages : 74 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Why Invest in ICTs for agriculture? written by Tetteh Kwasi Nuer, Alexander and published by CTA. This book was released on 2018-12-19 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the ability to reach many farmers with timely and accessible content, the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) for agriculture (ICT4Ag) has the potential to transform farming and food production, worldwide. ICT4Ag supports new methods in the monitoring and management of soils, plants and livestock (precision agriculture), access to online markets, and improved communication between value chain stakeholders, among others. The services provided are vital in connecting farmers with the information they need to improve their agricultural productivity and reduce poverty. Through case studies and examples of ICT4Ag initiatives from across Asia, the Caribbean and sub-Saharan Africa, the first chapter looks at how ICT4Ag actually works to drive economic development across developing economies.

Author : R. Saravanan
Publisher : New India Publishing Agency
ISBN 13 : 9789380235882
Total Pages : 390 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Information and Communication Technology for Agriculture and Rural Development written by R. Saravanan and published by New India Publishing Agency. This book was released on 2011-01-01 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : Ganpat, Wayne G.
Publisher : IGI Global
ISBN 13 : 1522509437
Total Pages : 387 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Agricultural Development and Food Security in Developing Nations written by Ganpat, Wayne G. and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2016-10-19 with total page 387 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The development of sustainable agricultural systems is an imperative aspect of any country, but particularly in the context of developing countries. Lack of progress in these initiatives can have negative effects on the nation as a whole. Agricultural Development and Food Security in Developing Nations is a pivotal reference source for the latest scholarly material on promoting advancements in agricultural systems and food security in developing economies. Highlighting impacts on citizens, as well as on political and social environments of a country, this book is ideally designed for students, professionals, policy makers, researchers, and practitioners interested in recent developments in the areas of agriculture.

Author : R. Saravanan
Publisher : Nipa
ISBN 13 : 9788119215065
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book ICTs For Agricultural Extension written by R. Saravanan and published by Nipa. This book was released on 2023-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is an attempt to document the National Policy on ICTs in agricultural extension, ICT infrastructure scenario and related issues, case studies on innovative ICTs for agricultural extension initiatives (Village knowledge centres, information kiosks, mobile ICT units, web portals, digital data base and networks, rural tele centres, farmer call centres, mobile telephony, video conference, offline multimedia CDs, decision support systems, expert systems, innovative community radio and television programmes, open distance learning etc. The agricultural extension students, academicians, scientists, practitioners, administrators and policy makers will find this compilation of the "ICTs for Agricultural Extension: Global Experiments, Innovations and Experiences" from twenty eight countries relevant to providing a framework for the design and implementation of sustainable ICT-enabled extension services for the agricultural development.

Author : Spielman, David J.
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 5 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Information and Communications Technology (ICT) and agricultural extension in developing countries written by Spielman, David J. and published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst. This book was released on 2021-12-15 with total page 5 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Our study focuses on a narrow class of ICT products and services: technologies related to mobile phones, services, and networks; portable devices; web-based portals, tools, and applications; and the data and information shared through these products and services via technologies as varied as interactive voice response (IVR) systems and satellite imagery. We do not consider more traditional ICTs such as radio and television programming. In addition, we focus on a core function of extension services—the promotion of productivity-enhancing agricultural technologies and practices—from which we examine the impacts of ICT-enabled extension on equity outcomes, such as changes in women’s empowerment and decision-making within households; on behavioral outcomes, such as aspiration, risk, and ambiguity preferences; and on learning outcomes, such as awareness, knowledge, and learning externalities.

Author : Pye-Smith, C.
Publisher : CTA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book ICTs for agriculture written by Pye-Smith, C. and published by CTA. This book was released on 2014-12-31 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The communications revolution provides a unique opportunity to transform the lives of hundreds of millions of farmers in developing countries. With its presentation of the key policy issues discussed at CTA’s ICT4Ag conference, this text provides a valuable insight into how this might be achieved. Issues addressed include developing better partnerships to improve the impact of ICTs in agriculture, strengthening the role of young women and men in ICT initiatives, supporting ICT4Ag entrepreneurship and promoting adequate infrastructure for ICTs in rural areas.