The document discusses the role of information and communication technologies (ICT) in agricultural knowledge management in India. It explains that ICT can facilitate knowledge storage, retrieval, and transfer to increase the efficiency and capabilities of agricultural knowledge management. Examples of ICT tools that can be used include web portals, village knowledge centers, radio, ICT kiosks, television, the internet, and mobile phones. The document analyzes several projects that use ICT to contribute agricultural expertise and knowledge to farmers. ICT is seen as having the potential to increase Indian agriculture's competitiveness if challenges around training, relationships, infrastructure, and awareness can be addressed.

1. ICT in Agricultural Knowledge
Management
Guided By:
Dr. J. V. Suthar
Submitted by:
Krishna Vala

2. INTRODUCTION
 Agriculture is an important sector of Indian economy.
 Almost 60–70% or more then it depend on agriculture and related
fields in India.
 AKM- Agricultural Knowledge Management refers to the process
of creating, organizing, sharing and applying agricultural knowledge
in the rural area
 An ICT mediated as knowledge management platform for Indian
agriculture

3. KNOWLEDGE

4. Type of Knowledge
Tacit knowledge Explicit knowledge
That can be difficult to share and
transmit
That can be easy to share and
transmit
It is defined as skills, ideas or
experiences of the people
It is stored in certain media like
textbooks and encyclopedia
It is difficult to understand by
farmer
It is easily understand by farmer
Ex: Use GIS & IT technology in
farming
Ex: Variety, past and diseases of
crops

5. Agricultural knowledge management process

6. Role of ICT in agricultural knowledge management

7. The Role Of IT In AKM
IT provides solutions to AKM
IT is a tool to increase the “efficiency” and “capability” of AKM
IT as a facilitator of AKM:
1. Knowledge store and retrieval: Facilitates to document management data, store information
ex: Electronic bulletin boards
2.Knowledge transfer: The dissemination, exchange and sharing of ideas related to agricultural.
ex: E-mails, multimedia conferences

8. ICT tools use in AKM:
1.VKC- Village knowledge centre:
 Group meeting
 Expert guidance
2.Radio:
EARS- Establish All India Radio stations
located in various part of country.
Broadcast agricultural programs in regional
language through wave medium.

9. 3. ICT-Kiosk:
These kiosks provide a current information
and knowledge about agriculture to farmer
Video conferencing
 Voice call
4. Television:
Most utilized medium among the various ICT tools.
DD Kissan
 Kissan Krishideepam

10. 5. Internet:
 Instant messaging
 Email
 File transfers
 Chat room
6. Mobile:
 Kissan call center
 SMS
 AgroSIM

11. Project for ICT Development In Agricultural Knowledge Management
Name of the
project
Type of
Organization
Type of
Knowledge
Contribute
by
1. Web Portals:
Agropedia Public Explicit KVKs , SAU
iKisan Private Explicit Subject Experts
2. ICT and Intermediaters / Knowledge Workers :
e-Sagu Public Explicit Subject Experts
e-Choupal Private Explicit Subject Experts
Digital Green NGO Tacit Farmers
3. Mobile /telephone technology :
Kisan call Public Explicit Subject Experts

12. Web Portal : Agropedia Working

13. Intermediaters / Knowledge Workers : e- SAGU
Agricultural
Experts
Agricultural
Information
Soil data
 Plant detail
 Crop detail
Farmer detailse-SAGU
center
Coordinator Coordinator Coordinator
farmer farmerfarmerfarmer farmerfarmer

14. Mobile Technology: Kisan call
The Department of Agriculture & Cooperation (DAC),
Ministry of Agriculture, Govt. of India launched
KCC on January 21, 2004
.
Farmers can call up KCC through a toll free number 1800-
180-1551 / 1551 (from BSNL Landline).
Farm Tele Advisor(FTAs) do registration of the farmers
and details of the in the Kisan Knowledge Management
System (KKMS).

15. The advantages of ICT in AKM :
 Increase the competitiveness of Indian agriculture.
 Increasing productivity, efficiency and sustainability of small scale farms
 They build a database that covers the majority of agriculture related topic
on a Wikipedia based system
 Include timely updated information on agriculture related issues such as
new varieties release, issue of new threats such as past and diseases,
weather forecast etc.

16. ICT have challenges in Indian agriculture:
 How can be introduced all farmer into current training program?
 Improve face-to-face relationships with farmer
 There is the challenge of lack of trained ICT staff and ICT facilities.
 Avoid duplication of information.
 Improve public awareness about benefits of use of ICT in agriculture.

17. Conclusion
 ICT in AKM is a powerful tool which is helpful to farmers by
getting and delivering information to them at a time and place of their
choices and affordable for the rural level farmer.