Can a mouse-click fetch profit to farmers? GTech (Group of Technopark companies) is bringing farming and ICT brains together this week to come out with a workable answer to this question.
Technopark in the capital of Kerala is hosting a conference on ?Information and Communication Technolgies in Agriculture? on January 22.
National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) and Kerala IT Mission will also partner GTech in organising the meet. S Rama Rao, president, GTech, said that ICT in agriculture sector is of special significance and plays a vital role in transformations relating to delivery of services as well as in the marketing of agricultural products.
The conference aims to examine several ongoing projects that aim to provide IT-based services for specific domains like agricultural marketing, agricultural production and extension services.
The Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management in Kerala (IIITMK) is the knowledge partner for the conference. There will be three sessions dedicated to the use of ICT in agriculture marketing, production and extensions services.
According to Satish Babu, secretary, GTech, the conference would focus on showcasing successful case-studies in innovations in the agriculture sector. The deliberations would be also utilised to give effective linkages to development organisations in farm sector.
Like the Rajasthan government?s ICT delivery service Jan Mira or Gujarat?s GAU-SAT-KRU or Madhya Pradesh government?s Gyandoot or Maharashtra government?s Maha-Agrinet or Andhra Pradesh government?s Rural e-Seva, Kerala government runs Kissan Kerala and Akshaya Kendras.