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New Dimensions in ICTs and Knowledge Management for Agricultural Extension
- 1. New Dimensions in ICTs and Knowledge Management for Agricultural Extension Dr. Srinivasacharyulu Attaluri Program Officer National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management (MANAGE) For academic purpose only MSU Extension – MANAGE Online International Short Course on Innovations in Agriculture Extension Management, 13 – 17 September, 2021. Delivered on 15 Sept., 2021.
- 2. 2 Knowledge Intensive Agriculture Changes in Extension Approaches Information Flows in Agricultural Innovation System Advances in ICTs Advances in Knowledge Management e-Agriculture Models Issues Contents
- 3. •Sustainability - Soil and Water Conservation •Nutritional Security – Healthy Food Systems •Climate Change - Adaptation and Mitigation •Markets – Access & Prices, Reforms •Women’s Participation in agriculture – gender issues •Agripreneurship – Youth in agri-business, Agri Startups •Emergency – Pest attack, Pandemic outbreak Knowledge Intensive Agriculture Cannot be tackled without improved and enhanced sharing of data, information and knowledge globally.
- 4. Changes in Extension Approach •Communicating Innovation •Need for 2 Way Communication •Facilitate Innovation •Enable Innovation 1960-70 1970-80 1980-90 2000 …………………………………….
- 5. Changes in Extension Approach When Extension should be more about managing innovation…. Innovation requires interactions and information / knowledge flows among a wide range of actors within the innovation systems.
- 6. Changes in Diffusion of Innovations • Disseminate new information and technologies generated by research to farmers to increase farm productivity • Training, Demonstrations, Mass Media. •ICT-based, e-Extension, Social Media •Cloud Computing, Big Data, IoT in Agriculture, AI Research Extension Farmer
- 7. Information Flows in Agricultural Innovation System
- 8. Farmers Extension Support NARO Researcher Research Manager Policy Makers Stakeholders Traditional Information Flows in ARD
- 9. Consumer Fertilizer Supplier Farmer Local Transporter Storage Packaging Bulk Transporter Retail Processing Retail Marketing Retail Packaging Seed Supplier Pesticide Supply Market Processing Value Addition Chains for Agricultural Products
- 10. Consumer Fertilizer Seller Farmer Local Transporter Storage Packaging Bulk Transporter Retail Processing Retail Marketing Retail Packaging Seed Supplier Pesticide Supply Market Processing Researcher Farmers Extension Support NARO Research Manager Policy Makers Stakeholders Dr. Ajit Maru, GFAR/FAO Agricultural Innovation System and New Information Flows
- 11. Transporters, Loaders / Unloaders, Hamaalis Farmer Orchard / Farm Owner Consolidator / Aggregator Trader / Transporter Commission Agent 1 Commission Agent 2 Whole saler Hand Cart Vendor Small Roadside Vendor Consumer Medium / Large Retailer Supermarket / Hyper market Each entity can play multiple roles fruits & vegetables value chain Value Chain-Wise Learning
- 12. Advances in ICTs
- 13. •Low-cost and pervasive connectivity •Adaptable and more affordable tools and apps •Advances in data storage and exchange •Democratization of information, including the open access movement and social media. •Innovative business models and partnerships. Advances in ICTs
- 15. Precision Agriculture • Sensor Networks • Drones, UAVs, GIS mapping • Internet of Things (IoT) Big Data in Agriculture and Cloud Computing for Food Security 3D food printing is it the next big thing? • Foodini –prints Pasta & Chocolate New Technologies
- 16. Big Data, Cloud Computing Data-based Farming
- 17. Internet of Things (IoT) in Agriculture • Monitoring of climate conditions • Greenhouse automation • Crop management • Cattle monitoring and management • Precision farming – data driven farming • Agricultural drones • Farm management systems
- 18. Internet of Things (IoT) in Agriculture Illustration courtesy Ajit Maru, GFAR/FAO
- 19. Smart Farming
- 20. AI in Agriculture • Soil Analysis & Monitoring • Crop Sowing • Weed and Pest Control • Crop Harvesting • Blockchain Technology Agri Insurance Smart Agriculture Supply Chain Management e-Commerce of Agri Products
- 21. Uberization of Agriculture – Next Green Revolution • Kisan Rath • FarmERP • EM3 AgriServices • Trringo https://kisanrath.nic.in/about-us
- 22. Advances in Knowledge Management
- 23. Are they truly accessible for all? Agricultural Research Outputs
- 24. •Available – digital content •Accessible – platforms, apps •Applicable - ensure its relevance and usefulness for the intended user •Appropriate - enable agricultural communities to “appropriate” it and, through effective learning, use it as new knowledge, skills and technologies. Openness: What does it mean? A core pathway to usher agricultural innovation globally is to improve openness to agricultural information and knowledge to be:
- 25. Open Access Movement • Vast quantities of information held by institutions and individuals are becoming visible, publicly accessible, and reusable through the open access movement. • Open Data • Open Publications • Open Education • Open Access Publishers
- 26. Open Government Data (OGD) Platforms http://data.fao.org/ http://data.worldbank.org/ http://data.gov.au/ http://www.data.gov/ Open Access Policies • Data Websites • Institutional Repositories
- 27. Open Data – Linked Open Data • Semantic Web – Machine readable, for interoperability of agricultural data • Web Ontology Language
- 30. Social Media • Empowering Agricultural Professionals • Transforming Agricultural Organizations • Connecting Farmer with Consumers
- 32. e-Agriculture Models Establishing access points: • Cybercafés, • Telecenters • Village Information Centers • Call Centers - KCC • Common Services Centre • Community Radio • Knowledge Portals • Generation and delivery of content through the Internet and Mobile Phones (SMS) • Information Intermediaries / Knowledge Brokers • e-Extension • m-Agriculture
- 37. Rice Knowledge Management Portal http://www.rkmp.co.in/
- 39. https://www.enam.gov.in/web/ eNAM – National Agriculture Market
- 41. Completed 185 online training programs covering 19225 participants in 2020 - 2021 Scheduled 430 online programs in 2021 -2022 Over 100 One day Webinars on current themes. Online Courses
- 42. Massive Open Online Courses
- 43. Post Graduate Diploma in Agricultural Extension Management (PGDAEM) on MOOCs •Launched in March 2017 •1 Year Course •Fee: Rs. 7000/- or US$ 220/- Post-Graduate Diploma in Agri- Warehousing Management (PGDWM) on MOOCs •Launched in September 2018 •1 Year Course offered through MOOCs •Course Fee - Rs. 7000/- Courses in pipeline: • Agro Tourism • Agri Journalism • Farmer Producer Organisations Massive Open Online Courses
- 44. Massive Open Online Courses http://agmoocs.in/
- 46. Institutional Digital Library Repository
- 47. Institutional Digital Library Repository
- 48. Mobile Apps • Kisan Suvidha • Pusa Krishi • Mkisan Application • Shetkari Masik Android App • Farm-O-pedia • Bhuvan Hailstorm App • AGRIMARKET • Sikkim Horticulture and Cashcrop Assistance • Sikkim Allotment of Breeding Bull • Application for Poultry • Pashu Poshan • Karnataka Bhoomi • Hp Soil Testing • Crop Info
- 49. People’s Media
- 50. Community Radio • Owned by Communities • 251 Community Radio Stations • Established by NGOs, State Agricultural Universities (SAUs), Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs) and others. Community Radio Station of Deccan Development Society (DDS)
- 53. Mobile Extension Mr. Vijay Bharat, Ranchi, Jharkhand • Mobile Agriculture School in Service of Jharkhand Farmers • Serving 1.66 lakhs farmers • Provided jobs for 20 persons • Rs.1.30 Crores Annual Turnover
- 56. MANAGE Krishi Gyandeep Knowledge Lecture Series •Started MANAGE Krishi Gyandeep Knowledge Lecture Series in 2021 to share the rich knowledge of Experts in Agriculture to last mile Extension Professionals through videos. •Sharing of videos through MANAGEIndia YouTube Channel and contacts on the mailing list. •7 Videos produced with the lectures of eminent persons in the field of Agricultural Development. •Videos reached more that 1 Lakh agricultural extension professionals. Institutional YouTube Channels
- 60. Issues • e-Agriculture Strategies • Real Time Digital Content • Capacities of Institutions – Investment, Policies, Infrastructure and Platforms • Capacities of People – Training to Researchers and Extensionists to create and share digital content • Empowering Farmers, FPOs, NGOs, Cooperatives – Skills to access and interpret information. • Integrating Information Systems in the existing Research and Extension programs.