ICT is used in many various innovative was to assist farmers produce efficiently. The following are some ICT products that has benefits for sustainable agriculture.
Kindle e-books. In Ethiopia, e-readers area unit used in extension. Relevant documents on crop farming, livestock, irrigation, natural resources, gender, etc. are uploaded to every of the e-readers. The documents embrace scientific research outputs, guidelines, best observe stories and resources in any native languages. The goal is to empower agricultural extension employees in their ability to advise farmers and support them in their agricultural activities. See connected slideshare presentation: ICTs for higher access to info.
Agricultural Drones to monitor crop performance in farms and alert farmers on what action to be taken in varied elements of the farm to maximise productivity and to reduce crop or animal losses.
A mobile application to recommendation farmers on the newest costs of commodities in varied markets, facilitate farmers to tackle rising pests and diseases issues, daily weather info and forecasts for timely action by farmers, etc. smallholder farmers canbe effectively connected to agricultural price chain through such ICT applications.
Site-specific nutrient management with the assistance of sensors and GPS monitors.
Dr. P.V. Habeeburrahman, faculty member and Head, KVK (Krishi Vigyan Kendra) Malappuram and his team have developed a replacement farm loan calculator referred to as Farm Extension Manager Ver.01.10.12. It will facilitate farmers apprehend their loan eligibility and facilitate banks to simply estimate crop loan limit.
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