different agricultural systems and useof ict in agriculture

1. DIFFERENT AGRICULTURAL
INFORMATION SYSTEMS- USE
OF ICT IN AGRICULTURE.
PRESENTED BY,
GOPIKA. K. B
2018-45-005

2. AGRICULTURAL INFORMATION
SYSTEMS
Definition :
An Agricultural Information System can be defined
as “A system in which agricultural information is
generated, transformed, transferred, consolidated,
received and fed back in such a manner that these
processes function synergistically to underpin
knowledge utilization by agricultural producers”

3. DIFFERENT AGRICULTURAL
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
At International level;
• Agricultural Research Information System(AGRIS)
• Agricultural Online Access (AGRICOLA )
• AGROVOC The Saurus
• Consultative Group of International Agricultural Research
(CGIAR)
• Commonwealth Agricultural Bureau International (CABI)

4. AGRIS
• Full form- Agricultural Research Information System.
• AGRIS (International System for Agricultural
Science and Technology) is a global public domain
database with more than 8 million structured
bibliographical records on agricultural science and
technology.

5. • Created by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the
United Nations (FAO) in 1974, to facilitate information
exchange and to bring together world literature dealing with all
aspects of agriculture.
• Cooperative system in which participating countries input the
reference to the literature /documents produced within their
boundaries and in return to get an access to the information
provided by the other participants.

6. AGRICOLA
• Full form-Agricultural Online Access.
• National Agricultural Library(NAL) of the USA maintains a
national database in electronic form entitled AGRICOLA.
• Accessible online through dialogue and BRS information
technologies.
• Online database
• It offers vital agricultural information from 1970 to the
present.

7. • Bibliographic database consisting of literature citations for
journal articles, monographs.monographs, proceedings,
theses, patents, translations, audiovisual materials,
computer,computer software, and technical reports
pertaining to all aspects of agriculture.

8. AGROVOC THESAURUS
• Controlled vocabulary covering all areas of interests of the
FAO of United Nations including food, agriculture, forestry
fisheries, food security and related domains.
• Developed by the FAO and the commission of European
communities in the early 1980s.

9. CGIAR
• Full form- Consultative Group of International Agricultural
Research.
• Global partnership that unites international organizations
engaged in research about food security.

10. AKIS
• System that links rural people and institutions.
• Promote mutual learning and generate share and utilise
agriculture related technologies.
• Integrates farmers, agricultural educators, researchers, and
extensionists.
• Harness knowledge and information from various sources for
better farming and improved livelihoods.

11. AT NATIONAL LEVEL
• Agricultural libraries.
• Agricultural Research Information Centre.Centre(AGRIC)
• Agricultural Research Information system.(ARIS)
• Agricultural Research Information System Network (ARISNET)
• Consortium of Resources in Agriculture(CeRA)
• Krishiprabha.

12. ICT IN AGRICULTURE
• Full form- Information and Communication Technology in
Agriculture.
• Focuses on enhancement of agricultural and rural
development through improved information and
communication processes.
• Also known as e-agriculture.

13. ROLE OF ICT IN AGRICULTURE
• Regulatory and policy.
• Agricultural extensiom and advisory service.
• Promote environmentally sustainable farming practices.
• Food safety and traceability.
• Weather forecast,pricing control and warning alerts.

14. • Applied for processing, exchanging, and managing data,
information and knowledge.
• To communicate desired information to the target
audience in a participate way.

15. ICT INITIATIVES BY GOVERNMENT
• mKisan
• Kisan call centres.
• Farmers portal.
• AGMARKNET.
• Kisan suvidha app.
• DD kisan

16. • CCE AGRI.
• Kisan Vann programme on All India Radio.
• eNAM
• Crop Insurance mobile app.

17. CONCLUSION
• It is well known fact that that ICT can revolutinize
agriculture agriculture in many ways.
• ICT projects are yet to make any breakthrough
information dissemination and other areas.
• It transforms the agriculture sector into the modern digital
agriculture to further improve social and economical
benefits.

18. REFERENCE
• https://www.slideshare.net/mobile/chandanraupusa/role-
of-information-technology-in-agriculture