1. CONFIDENTIAL
Open Data & Apps : Agriculture
8th Aug 2013
kv.narayanan@tcs.com

2. Agriculture Information needs (sample)
Information needs & sources (sample)
• STATIC INFORMATION
• ONLINE INFORMATION
• REAL TIME
INFORMATION
• COLLABORATION –
Voice, Image, Video

3. Entities involved in end to end model

4. PROBLEM SPACE IS TOO VAST; But technology is available today;
we need large scale programs
Potential Areas
• User / Area Centric Apps – for each entity e.g. Farmer, Mandi,
Transporter, Machinery, Fertilizer - End User Focus - relevance
• Information Model WHO HAS WHAT INFORMATION & Data
Standards & Agri portal
• Ensure Good Data @ source : Farmer, Mandi*, Storage, Transport,
other entities – End point Apps integrated with data collection
devices
• Setup collaboration model – Value ? Price ?
• THINK END TO END & Complete Value Chain & Do automation
and integration to realise full benefits
• Model for sustainability & scalability
Apps & Mobility