The document discusses the role of modern Information and Communication Technology (ICT) tools in empowering women livestock farmers, highlighting various resources and systems designed to provide essential information and training. It emphasizes the barriers faced by women in accessing these tools, such as lack of resources, awareness, and confidence, while also suggesting ways to improve access and usage. The document includes several references and examples of ICT initiatives aimed at enhancing the livelihoods of women in the agricultural sector.

1. MORDEN ICT TOOLS: EMPOWERMENT
FOR WOMEN LIVESTOCK FARMERS
Presented by:
Dr.Ranjanmayee Sabar
ID NO: MVM14038(VAE)
MVSc IIyr
Madras Veterinary College
TANUVAS

2. What is ICTs ?
Information and Communication Technology
Diverse set of technological tools and resources to
create
store
generate value
and manage information

3. ICT TOOLS
 Radio
 Television
 Mobile

4. Kiosk
 Touch screen monitor and installed learning
modules on livestock farming made up of
Text
Pictures
graphics
audio files

5.  RAGACOVAS touch screen based
Information Kiosk
 Dairy Information system Kiosk (DISK)
developed by Amul, Anand

6.  Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)
Capture data on individual livestock
Community-based radio

7. Kissan Call Centre
Village Knowledge Centers

8. Lifelines India- Soochna Se Samadhan ( Solutions
Through Information

9. Digital Green
https://www.digitalgreen.org

10.  Computer
 Landline Phone

11. Videoconferencing
A live connection between people in
separate
locations for the purpose of communication,
usually involving audio and often text as
well as
video.

12. Information systems
 .Information System or Web-based
Information System uses Internet web
technologies to deliver information and
services
 Poultry expert system from College of veterinary
sciences, Hyderabad
 Information System on Organic Livestock
Farming (ISOLF):
 Dairy Rationing System for the Tropics
(DRASTIC)

13. Akashganga (meaning ‘The Milky Way’)
http://www.akashganga.in/

14. Interactive Electronic Educational (ICT)
Tools
 used to access information and to
communicate with others and to educate
them.
 Information inform of
 text
Image
Graphics
 audio
video
animations

15.  Animal Health information system (AHIS) for Western
Maharashtra (English): Interactive CD
 Health Information System (HIS) for Dairy owners (Marathi) :
Interactive CD (Already commercialized to Nimitya
Enterprises Pune)
 Livestock and Poultry Disease InformationSystem (
LPDIS)(English)
 Pashudhan Avum Kukkut Rog Suchna Pranali( LPDIS)
(Hindi) (Interactive CD)

16.  Knowledge base information retrieval system for buffalo
reproduction (Expert System) and (Information System)
(English Interactive CD)
 Multimedia Training module on IFS (MTMIFS) (Tamil
language) (VCD format )
 Multimedia Training module on IFS (MTMIFS) (English
language)(VCD format )
 Pig feed Formulator (PFF in English and Hindi) Ration
formulation software

17.  Pashu Swasthya Avum Pashu Palan Prashnottri
(Interactive CD)
 Scientific Swine management Video (Hindi and
English)(An interactive VCD) Buffalo Reproduction
Information System (BRIS) (Hindi and English
language)

18. Personal Digital Assistants (PDA)

19. Various Online Portals
 TATA Kisan Sansar
 I-Kisan Limited
 AGMARKNET
 aAQUA

20. https://aaqua.persistent.co.in/aaqua/forum/in
dex

21. http://agmarknet.dac.gov.in/

22. USE OF ICT BY WOMEN
 Use of mobile to get information regarding the animal
health
 Listen to news.
 In touch with family and friends.
 Entertainment
 To fax document
 Data processing

23.  For e –commerce/trade
 Contact business support agencies
 Internet and related services
 Collecting information regarding market prices
 Technology input in animal husbandry

24.  Women own lesser resource and less farm income
 Education
 Lack of electricity
 Language barrier
 Less expenditure on communications facilities

25. ICT APPORACHES IN WORLWIDE
 mPower’s Livestock Management System (LMS)
 The Livestock Market Information System (LMIS)
 SMART
 Women of Uganda Network(WOUGNET )
 Market Extension and Mobile Phones
 FEPPASI (Burkina Faso)
 KenCall Kenya Farmer Helpline

26. WOMEN FRIENDLY ICT APPROACHES IN
INDIA
 Self Employed Women association (SEWA)
 Community radio
 Budhikote cable radio network
 Gyandoot
 Agrowon
 Kongu FM radio

27. FACTORS AFFECTING ACCESS AND USE
OF ICT TOOLS AMONG FARM WOMEN
1. Farmers think they might lose their traditional
methods.
 2. Lack of confidence
 3. Complexity
 4. Lack of adequate awareness
 5. Some ICT tools doesn’t meet the need of the farmer

28.  Cultural attitude
 Cyber café environment
 Multi tasking behavior of women
 own less communication tools.
 Farm size

29. HOW TO INCREASE THE ACCESS
AND USE OF ICT TOOLS AMONG
WOMEN FARMERS
?

30.  Traditional media
 Rural radio
 Community-based radio
 Audio-visual media
 Rural telecentres
 Interactive Multimedia Compact Discs (IMCD)

31.  interesting and entertaining programmes
 simple and affordable tools
 Women friendly communication tools

32. References
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