An initiative of NATIONAL INTERNET EXCHANGE OF INDIA & DIGITAL EMPOWERMENT FOUNDATION

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The food prices have gone up in recent past. Food security has to be ensured to entire population. The cultivable land is more or less a constant. However 10 to 30% of agriculture and horticulture crop is lost due to attack of various pests in the country. Annually the crop losses due to pest attack is estimated to be around Rs. 1,50,000 Crores. There is greater scope to avoid the crop losses by managing the pests scientifically with appropriate pest control measures. At the same time, excessive use of pests to be avoided. Apart from this farmers are to be protected and alerted about spurious pests and other inputs. Most of the farmer’s suicides are due to heavy investment by farmers on the spurious inputs and associated losses by farmers. There is a gap of around 60% to 80% between the lab and field. i.e., the research findings of the Agriculture research laboratories are not reaching the farmers due to several last mile problems. Indian economy is still predominantly agrarian. Inspite of IT revolution, still agriculture provides employment to 60% of the labour force in the country. The farmers are to be empowered with right information in right time. So that, they can control the pests before they outgrow and cross the economic threshold levels and cause crop damages. The Application empowers the farmers with right information gathered from agriculture scientists through Mobile . The advises provided is about the pest control measures. Alerts about the mis-branded and spurious inputs. The Soil health based crop specific fertilizer prescription information, to avoid optimum use of fertilizers. Information gets send automatically instantaneously, at a click of a button to thousands and lakhs of farmers in local language. So crossing infrastructure barriers, and language barriers, the farmers of remote villages are being empowered with the situation specific knowledge of the agriculture scientists in time. Crop losses are going to be avoided by controlling pests. Sale of Spurious inputs are going to be checked. Right and optimum fertilizer dosages are going to be prescribed.

What we deliver

1.Crop specific, season specific, agro-climatic zone specific, the pest/ or crop disease sepcific , scientific pest and disease control measure in local language.

2. Information abou the mis-branded fertilizers and other inputs.

3. Soil health card specific, crop specific fertilizer prescription information.

4. Any other important alerts during season. Deliverables are in local languages and received through mobile phones.

Whom we deliver

Agriculturists/ Farmers and extension workers agriculture Dept officials

 Why is the project unique?

Here in this project we developed entire application in open source and also it is Service Provider independent and very low cost effective solution.

Roadmap

Efficient knowledge management system to be developed and can be deployed for digital inclusion through mobile technology.

Contact

K.Rajsekhar

National informatics center

NIC,Ablock, BRKRBHAVAN, Tankband Road

Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India

500063

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