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IT in Agriculture 2013

June 20, 2017 504 0 Agritech

IT in Agriculture 2013

Setting the contextThe agriculture and allied sectors in this whitepaper refer to: agriculture, horticulture, livestock • and fi sheriesThis whitepaper is based on the detailed discussions of the ITRA-ICAR Strategy Formulation • Meeting – IT in Agriculture and Food, that was held in New Delhi during March 201


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Key trends

Over 58 per cent of India’s population continues to derive its livelihood from agriculture and

allied sectors Horticulture is growing at over 8 per cent vis-à-vis agriculture, which is growing at

2 per cent CAGRChanging diet pattern is driving growth in livestock products – meat and egg production is growing

at 8 per cent and 5.5 per cent CAGR, respectivelySector facing multiple challenges – increasing population but reducing land availability,

low mechanisation, declining productivity, declining GDP share – 14.3 per cent (FY2008) to 12.0 per cent (FY2012)Information and communication technologies providing platform to address challenges

across the entire value chain from pre-harvest, pre-production to marketing and finally to ultimate consumersMobile devices emerging as the key delivery platform – share relevant and up-to-date information

in local language – weather forecast, product prices, advisory, SMS alerts, etc.IT intervention through databases, data mining, decision support systems, eLearning, R&D, etc.;

providing solutions for genetic resource management, herd management, soil mapping, weather forecasting, modelling, remote sensing, pest and disease managemen


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