In Indian Economy, Agriculture retains its primary importance in terms of its value and employment generation. There are millions of farmers tilling on small and marginal holdings, who need best cultivation methods. This is a Challenge. In addition, Indian Agriculture faces challenges due to Biotic and Abiotic stresses (impact of disease, insect and pest infestations, soil salinity, heat, cold, drought, flood etc.), Climate Change, Changes in food habits and nutritional requirements, Population pressure, Pressure of global trade and competitiveness, and Technological development. Strategic intervention of Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs) in Agricultural Input, Production and Output systems, integrate and facilitate trade, technology and food security, through effective Value-chain and Supply-chain Models. This is a priority engagement.
Centre for Agricultural Informatics and e-Governance Research Studies In Indian Economy, Agriculture retains its primary importance in terms of its value and employment generation. There are millions of farmers tilling on small and marginal holdings, who need best cultivation methods. This is a Challenge. In addition, Indian Agriculture faces challenges due to Biotic and Abiotic stresses (impact of disease, insect and pest infestations, soil salinity, heat, cold, drought, flood etc.), Climate Change, Changes in food habits and nutritional requirements, Population pressure, Pressure of global trade and competitiveness, and Technological development. Strategic intervention of Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs) in Agricultural Input, Production and Output systems, integrate and facilitate trade, technology and food security, through effective Value-chain and Supply-chain Models. This is a priority engagement. ICT in Agriculture is gaining momentum throughout the World. There is a huge demand for Agricultural Graduates with ICTs skills and profound Informatics Knowledge, to leverage a mix of emerging and existing technologies for effective and inexpensive ICT penetration in agricultural development, and to be the global lead enabler in innovating solutions for productivity increase and prosperity, through Informatics for agricultural development. It requires about 100000 “agricultural graduates-ready” through agricultural informatics, for undertaking S&T based agricultural development, and rejuvenating and ushering in agricultural dynamism in the country, by 2025.
This Centre for Agricultural Informatics and e-Governance Research Studies, first-in-kind in India, is to impart conceptual, theoretical and applied knowledge of ICT, Management, Informatics, and Agriculture, to the Graduates of Agricultural and Allied Sciences. The Centre generates human resources with the right skills, knowledge, aptitude, entrepreneurial, and leadership qualities for effective design and implementation of ICT enabled agricultural production, supply-chain, value-chain and extension services to cater to the needs of Agricultural sector stakeholders (farmers, industry, research, extension and scientific organizations, etc), in global era, through the emerging field of Agricultural Informatics, e-Governance and Indian Language Computing.
To leverage on a mix of emerging and existing technologies for effective and inexpensive ICT penetration in agricultural development for productivity increase and income rise. To be the global lead enabler in innovating solutions through Informatics for agricultural development and prosperity.
To prepare about 100,000 Agricultural Graduates ready, through agricultural informatics, for undertaking S &T based agricultural development and to rejuvenate and usher in agricultural dynamism in the country, by 2020.
Agricultural System (Research System, Input System, Production System, and Output System) built-in with effective ICT enabled “Information Systems”, is capable of delivering services, in Indian local languages, for enhancing agricultural production, productivity and income rise, decision making, planning, monitoring and intervention in the interest of all stakeholders.
Agricultural Informatics emerges as a discipline out of Synergisation between Computer Science & Technology and Agricultural Science & Technology. Seed is an embodiment of Knowledge System with built-in “Object programming”. Acceleration of the use of information technology (IT) in the field of agriculture is through “formal education” discipline – Agricultural Informatics – for development and the utilization of information system and technology for better and sustainable agricultural development. The Indian Agricultural Education System produces about 25000 in number from about 300 Agricultural Colleges. They have the bigger role to play in realizing “Agricultural Informatics” to the Farming community in the languages known to them.