How can e-technology help students come out of distress
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Agriculture has come a long way since the first farm of Mesopotamia, created centuries ago. In recent years, technology in agriculture has rapidly changed the industry and by using innovative technology as a scalable and sustainable resource, farmers are now taking their agricultural practice to new heights, keeping the farm to fork in the future. Technology has provided farmers specific insights into predicting weather patterns, identifying crop diseases, analyzing crop inputs, identifying crop diseases, to help them reach to market directly. Now, the farmers are accessing new technologies and tools and maximizing their profits without relying purely on large trading companies to sell their produce. RECENT “e” INITIATIVES TAKEN FOR FARMERS: eNAM:
In 2016, the government launched ‘eNAM’ (National Agriculture Market), an online platform for helping farmers bid for the best prices across markets by-
Integrating agricultural markets online
Allowing farmers and traders alike to view all Agriculture Produce Market Committee-Related information and services
Commodity arrivals and prices, and buy and sell trade offers
IFFO iMandi:
IFFCO iMandi is the initiative launched in line with the Digital India initiative to promote rural digital revolution.
This Social Commerce app aims to benefit the farmers and to bring the digital revolution to rural India with the help of digital technology.
It is specially built for large communities with commerce, content and communication enabled in a simple, seamless and secure manner.
Export Inspection Council (EIC):
In order to promote ease of agricultural exports from India, the government launched digital initiatives by Export Inspection Council (EIC).
For this, three portals have been developed to reduce transaction time and cost in an effective and transparent manner:
For Safe Food Export Traceability
Single Laboratory for Accreditation and Approvals
For Monitoring Export Alerts from importing regulators
Export Inspection Council (EIC) is the official export certification body of Government of India, set up under Section 3 of the Export (Quality Control and Inspection) Act, 1963, to ensure the development of export trade of India through quality control and inspection and for other related matters.Artificial Intelligence in farming:
In 2018, the International Crop Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) received a Microsoft Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Earth grant to support the continued development of Artificial Intelligence solutions, focusing on sustainable agriculture in developing parts across the globe.
In India, this pilot project is implemented in the state of Andhra Pradesh where farmers have always relied on their guesswork to decide when to plant and a combination of ancient traditions.
Meghdoot:
With the objective to further the Digital India initiative, and bring technology to farmers, the government has launched a mobile application “Meghdoot”.
This app will help farmers by providing forecast relating to temperature, humidity, rainfall, wind speed and direction, and how to take care of the crops and livestock.