Gamini SinglaAIR 3 · CSE 2021 · 245 wordsTheir whole copy
Opening · a definition
e- Agriculture refers to the process of leveraging information communication and technology to make agriculture remunerative and modernise the sector.
Body · points
Role of ICT in helping sector
- Improving yield of produce by predicting soil health and suitable crops for soil
- Pest attack prediction using artificial intelligence
- Micro irrigation and proper spray of weedicides → through facial recognition technologies.
- Drought resistant varieties of crops - using labs research equipment
eg Pokkali rice variety
- Disemination of information to farmers through apps and portals
- Early warning systems based on weather prediction through remote sensing satellites
- Using apps to have equipments on lease eg Uber for Tractors app
- Agricultural extension services through lab to land programmes
- Direct benefit transfer of subsidies such as fertiliser subsidy or PM-KISAN funds transfer
Government initiatives
- Remote sensing eg CHAMAN and FASAL to improve horticulture production
- e-NAM: digital connectivity of
MANDIS. 3) KISAN suvidha portal - to disseminate information 4) Kisan Rath App in lockdown to facilitate easy transportation of grams 5) Krushi Vigyan kendras and Bio-tech Kisan to promote research and development 6) Soil health card schemes for growth of crops as per soil suitability
way ahead
Close · a way forward
A) Improve internet penetration among farmers B) Digital skilling C) Collaboration with like-minded nations like USA, Israel having state of art technologies D) Increasing research expenditure
Use of ICT can serve as springboard to rejuvenate the ailing agriculture sector, and double farmers income.
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