Agriculture Information

System
7 Steps to implementation

By
Mr.Neeraj Prakash
Principal Solutions Architect
Oracle India Private Limited

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 Defining the Objective

“Involvement of the Farmer is Key, rest of

the Agricultural Information Systems is just a
support mechanism. Bringing Farmers
Online is a great way to bridge the Digital
Divide as well”

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 #1 Agri Portal

• Information
– Inputs, Weather, Prices, Implements, Crops, Soil,
Storage, Markets, Insurance, Credit etc.
• Transactions
– From Local Mandis to International Commodity
Exchanges
• Integration
– AGMARKNET and AGRISNET
• Promotion of Agri Portal
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 #2 Mobile Agriculture

• Broadcast Information through Mobile Phones

– Voice or SMS
• Mobile Kiosks
– Carry all or slices of Agri Portal – Similar to the “Info
Thela” initiative
• Agri Surveys by Stakeholders
– Crops, Soil, Land Boundaries
– Using WiMax and PDAs

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 #3 Kisan Help Desk
• Agricultural Information and Problem Resolution for
Farmers on Inbound Calls
• Agricultural Campaigns and Broadcasts on Outbound Calls
– Weather Forecasts for Contingency Planning
– Alerts on Flood, Drought, Natural Calamities
– New Know-how from Research
• Information on Allied Activities
– Growing short duration crops between Kharif and Rabi
– Farming of Herbal, Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (HMAP)

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 #4 Agri Learning

• Framework for E-Learning

– Simple to use
– Local Language
• Content for Agri Learning
– Slices from “Portal” and Help Desk Content
– Provide Impetus to Production Planning
• Video Conferences at Blocks
– Centralized Content and Decentralized Dissemination

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 #5 Agri GIS

• GIS Layers from common Base Maps

– Crops, Soil, Fertilizers, Pesticides, Warehouses,
Markets, Weather zones, Water Basin etc.
• Availability of updated maps and plans for regular
surveys and its digitization
• Common platform for alphanumeric and spatial
data
• Integration with State Level GIS

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 #6 Department Efficiency

• Scheme Monitoring
– Tracking Beneficiaries and their income and other
benefits to determine eligibility
• License Processing
– Seed Dealers and others to ensure fair play by
middlemen
• Subsidy Administration
– Fertilizer, Power and Water Subsidies

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 #7 Integration

• Land Records
– Tracking Land Usage apart from Land Ownership
• Irrigation and Water Resources
– Tracking all Water Basins and Major and Minor
Irrigation Works
• Power Distribution
– Tracking of power network, distribution and
subsidization/billing

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 Thank You
For any queries please write to
coehelpdesk_in@oracle.com

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