Agricultural Information System
- 2. Introduction Agricultural information is an important factor that interacts with other production factors. Productivity of these other factors, such as land, labor, capital and managerial ability, can arguably be improved by relevant, reliable and useful information. Information supplied by extension , research, education and agricultural organizations helps farmers make better decisions. Therefore, there is a need to understand the functioning of a particular agricultural information system in order to manage and improve it.
- 3. Information System Information system is the information communication technology (ICT) that an organization uses, and also the way in which people interact with this technology in support of business processes.
- 6. Agricultural Information System • 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 (Roling, 1988)
- 7. Importance of AIS • The main features of the information system includes information retrieval facilities for users from anywhere. • Statistical information about fertilizer, research institutes • Land availability • Diseases • Suitable soil concentration for the corresponding crops, • Statistical information about exports and etc.
- 8. Potential users • The potential users of agricultural information include government decision-makers, policy- makers, planners, researchers, teachers and students, program managers, field workers and farmers (Zaman, 2002).
- 13. Information Technology • Information Information is a processed data with a meaning or an organized, meaningful and useful interpretation of data. • Technology Technology is a human using object (tools, machines, systems and material) to change the natural and human- made environment. • Information technology is the use of computers to store, retrieve, transmit, and manipulate data, or information, often in the context of a business or other enterprise. IT is considered to be a subset of information and communications technology (ICT).
- 14. Advantages of information technology • Increase efficiency of employees • Save time • Improves communication • Improves data storage • Helps in data reporting and analysing • Easy mobility • Easy access of information
- 15. Role of IT in Agriculture Two roles: a) As a tool for direct contribution to agricultural productivity (b) As an indirect tool for empowering farmers to take informed and quality decisions which will have positive impact on the way agriculture and allied activities are conducted.
- 16. Effects of IT in Agriculture Improved decision making Better planning Agriculture for everyone
- 17. Innovations in IT for Agriculture • AGRISNET: Agril Info Service Network
- 20. AGMARKNET
- 21. AGMARKNET • Agricultural marketing system through broadcasting information about influx of agricultural commodities in the market and their prices to producers, consumers, traders, and policy makers transparently and quickly.
- 29. Conclusion • We are living an era of technological advancement. • Information technology played and playing a very important role in agriculture and allied sectors. • Almost all the sectors were covered and benefited through information technology. • ICT tools transformed the information and resource flow easier to the farming community.
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