ICT: A New Horizon in Indian Agriculture

Recent developments in information and communication technology (ICT) offer exciting new opportunities for rapid and efficient information transfer including trans-border data flow through electronic systems such as Internet. The versatile application of ICT in diverse fields including agriculture i...

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Published in:Technical review - IETE 2005-09, Vol.22 (5), p.395-400
Main Authors: Nehra, Vijay, Nehra, Kiran
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Recent developments in information and communication technology (ICT) offer exciting new opportunities for rapid and efficient information transfer including trans-border data flow through electronic systems such as Internet. The versatile application of ICT in diverse fields including agriculture is in fact an outcome of its special capabilities in terms of speed, accuracy, consistency and storage capability. In today's fast changing scenario, the Indian agriculturist cannot afford to ignore the use of ICT for transfer of information. The present paper reviews the issues associated with integration of ICT and agriculture as well as the novel developments that are evolving in agricultural information dissemination. In addition, some rapidly emerging technologies involved in improving agricultural economy such as remote sensing and digital agriculture are also discussed.
ISSN:0256-4602
0974-5971
DOI:10.1080/02564602.2005.11657924