ICT Observatory on e-Agriculture in ACP Countries24-26 April 2013 at CTA, The Netherlands

Strategic Integration of ICT in Agriculture : Experiences of National Informatics Centre (NIC) India

M.MoniDeputy Director General (Agricultural Informatics)

National Informatics Centre&

Visiting Professor (Government Nominated)SHOBHIT University, Meerut

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Strategic Integration of ICT in AgricultureExperiences of NIC - India

1. DISNIC Programme launched during 1987 in all Districts of India – District Information System Programme in 27 Sectors – Founder Project Director

• DISNIC – AGRIS Project : A Database Development Project in the Area of Agriculture Sector

• DISNIC - Fisheries Project : A Database Development Project in the Area of Fisheries Sector

• DISNIC – Animal Husbandry Project : A Database Development Project in the Area of Livestock Sector

2. Informatics for Sustainable Agricultural Development (ISDA) 1995 – gave the Informatics Blueprint for ICT in Agricultural sector In India

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ISDA – 95 : Informatics Blueprint for Sustainable Agricultural

Development3

Digital Networks for Farmers (DNF) – 3 to 6 Per cent of the Agricultural Budget to be allocated for ICT in Agricultural sector

AGRISNET - an Infrastructure network up to block level agricultural offices facilitating agricultural extension services and agribusiness activities to usher in rural prosperity

AGMARKNET with a road map to network Agricultural produce wholesale markets and rural markets; ARISNET - Agricultural Research Information System Network; SeedNet - Seed Informatics Network; CoopNet - to network Agricultural Primary Credit Societies (PACS) and Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Societies to usher in

ICT enabled services and rural transformation; HORTNET - Horticultural Informatics Network; FERTNET - Fertilisers (Chemical, Bio and Organic Manure) Informatics Network facilitating "Integrating Nutrient Management" at

farm level; VISTARNET - Agricultural Extension Information System Network; PPIN - Plant Protection informatics Network APHNET - Animal production and Health Informatics Network networking about 42000 Animal Primary Health Centres; FISHNET - Fisheries Informatics Network; LISNET - Land Information System network linking all institutions involved in land and water management for agricultural

productivity and production systems, which has now evolved as "Agricultural Resources Information system" project during the Tenth Plan being implemented through NIC.

AFPINET - Agricultural & Food Processing Industries Informatics Network ARINET - Agricultural and Rural Industries Information System Network to strengthen Small , Micro & Medium Enterprises

(SMEs) NDMNET- Natural Drought Management Knowledge Network in India WeatherNET- Weather Resource System Information Network of India - for Agromet Advisories

Reformed Rural India 2020

• GRID Programme for bridging disparities and divides at grassroots level;

• SMART VILLAGE – digitally connected and digitally enabled for long term, sustainable development;

• SMART ISLAND – A Knowledge Society

Plan Scheme 2007-2012 of NIC

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Rural India Vision 2020

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To leverage on a mix of emerging and existing technologies for effective and inexpensive ICT

penetration in agricultural development To be the global lead enabler in

innovating solutions through Informatics for agricultural development and

prosperity.

Deliverable 2020 – A CSR

To prepare about 100,000

Agricultural Students ready, through agricultural

informatics, for undertaking S&T based agricultural development

and to rejuvenate and usher in agricultural

dynamism in the country, by 2020.

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DNF

NeGP

Open Gov

Open Tech

Nat.GIS

NKN

PII

Rural Area where more than 80 per cent of the activities are related to agricultural sector.

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Rural India

Agriculture

Livestock Fisheries

Healthcare

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A Conceptual Diagram – Digital Inclusion

Education

Commerce

DISNIC Programme

(1987) targeted for 27 sectors at sub-district levelSmart

VILLAGE – Digital

Inclusion

SMEs

Urban India

Rural India 1. Indian village is a cognizable unit located in a specific agro-ecological

and sociological environment - 6.25 Lakhs villages in 2.3 Lakh Panchayats (i.e. grassroots level governance institutions) :

Distribution of Villages according to the Population 2001 Census

Population No. of Villages

< 1000 4,06,722

1000-1999 94,486

2000-4999 46,892

5000-9999 7,202

> 10000 1834

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Rural India 20121. “The shell must break before the bird can fly” - Alfred Tennyson2. India is connected and Indians (> 850 Millions handset) are also

connected to Internet;3. Socio-Economic Sectors

i. Healthcare (Human, Animal and Aquatic Animal)ii. Educationiii. Agriculture (On-Farm & Off-Farm)iv. Rural Development (Non-Farm) v. Commercevi. Governance

4. India is an Agrarian Economy – But there are no Agricultural Schools, No Agricultural Polytechnics and No Agricultural ITIs in Rural India ; However, there are about300 Agricultural Colleges, 52 Agricultural Universities, 95 Agricultural Research (ICAR) Institutions and 625 Farm Science Centres (FSCs) in India.

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Agricultural PortalCentral Agricultural Portal (CAP)– State Agricultural

Portal (SAP)

Agriculture Mission Mode Project under National e-Governance programme (NeGP)

• Central Agricultural portal (CAP)

• State Agricultural Portal (SAP)• 12 Cluster of Services

• Database Systems• Textual Base Systems• Workflows• Advisory system• GIS based DSS• Public Grievance and

Redressal management • Information

Dissemination through SMS, IVRS, Call centre, Web Portal, Radio, TV, etc

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Cluster of Services under Agriculture Mission Mode Project

1. Service-1 : Providing information on Quality Pesticides

2. Service-2 : Providing information on Quality Fertilizers

3. Service-3 : Providing information on Quality Seeds

4. Service-4 : Providing information on Soil Health

5. Service-5 : Providing information on Crop diseases

6. Service-6 : NeGP-A: Service 6: Providing information on forecasted weather

7. Service-7 : Providing market information on prices and arrivals of agricultural commodities

8. Service-8 : Providing related market information to facilitate farmers get better prices

9. Service-9 : Providing interaction platform and interaction on transport services for farmers and buyers of agricultural produce

10. Service-10 : Providing Information on Minimum Support Price (MSP) and Government Procurement Points (GPPs)

11. Service-11 : Providing electronic certification of imports and exports

12. Providing information on marketing infrastructure and Post Harvest facilities

13. Service-13 : Providing information on storage infrastructure

14. Service-14:Monitor the implementation of schemes / programs

15. Service-15 : Providing training support to farm schools for adoption of good agricultural practices

16. Service-16 : Sharing Good Agriculture Practices with farmers & trainers, and providing extension support through online video;

17. Service-17: Providing Information on Fishery Inputs

18. Service-18: Providing Information on Irrigation infrastructure

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Cluster of Services under Agriculture Mission Mode Project

(New Services)

19.Service-19: Providing Information on Financial Services available from PACS, RRBs and Public Sector Banks

20.Service-20: To provide information on financial security to persons engaged in Agriculture and Allied Activities through Insurance Products and other Support Services (Agricultural Insurance Services).

21.Service-21: To provide Information on Use of Plastics in Agriculture, Horticulture and Floriculture

22.Service -22: To provide information on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants.

23.Service-23: To provide information on Patent on traditional practices

24.Service 24: To provide information on Allied sectors like Sericulture, Floriculture, Horticulture, Bee-keeping etc

25.Service 25: To provide information to Farmers on Food Processing Technologies;

26.Service 26: Providing information on agricultural wages to farmers;

27.Service 27: Providing Information on Crops Development Programme and Production Technologies to increase Production and Productivity.

(list to grow further)

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Outcomes of AGMARKNET from Andhra Pradeshhttp://www.agmarknet.nic.in

1. To protect the farmers interest, the minimum bidding price is being fixed in some AMCs, taking into consideration the Mode Price average for previous month or so;

2. State Department of Food and Civil supplies and Consumer affairs uses to control retail prices;

3. State Agriculture Department officials use to plan and fix targets for NFSM;

4. MBA (Agribusiness Mgt) Students at MANAGE, use for commodities trading;

5. Directorate of Oilseeds Development, Hyderabad use for preparing advisories to the Government for intervention;

6. National Seeds Corporation (NSC) uses to promote better HYV seeds;

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RealCraft – A Project to strengthen Coastal Security in IndiaNational Database on Fishing Vessels (about 2 Lakhs)

(Safety of about 1 Million Fishermen going to Sea for fishing)

• Initiated in the State of Kerala - Operational• Rolled out in all Coastal States (9) and UTs(4)

by 31st Jan 2011 after 26/11 Mumbai Attack• Stakeholders - Navy, Coast Guards, Marine

Police, Fisheries Authorities, Ministry of Home Affairs, etc.

• Legal issues - Marine Shipping Act 1988 modified

• Venturing Fishermen to get Boarding Pass (April 2011) through Bharat Nirman Common Services Centres;

• Coast Guards uses Registration No. (Unique) in their National Automatic Identification System (NAIS) for Fishing Vessels.

• Directorate of Lighthouses and Lightships uses Registration No. (Unique) in their National Automatic Identification System (NAIS) for Fishing Vessels.

• To be linked with INCOIS Of MoES for oceanic Information Services.

http://fishcraft.nic.in• Operational from 166 locations

along the coastal line.• Coastal States : Gujarat,

Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamilnadu, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha & West Bengal.

• Coastal UTs : Daman & Diu, Lakshadweep, A&N Islands & Puducherry.

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National Animal Disease Reporting System (NADRS)

AIMs at

facilitating

ICT enabled Animal Disease Reporting,

Control & Surveillance

on

143 OIE listed [and other non-OIE listed] diseases,

from 7032 locations in the Country.

Stakeholders1. DADF & Its 38 Attached/ Sub-

Ordinate Organizations (CPDOs (5), CCBFs (7), CSBF (1), FP&D Stations (7), CFSPTI (1), AQCS (6), CHRS (4), CICEF, CIFNET, CSBF, DMS, FSI, NFDB, NIAH, NIFPHATT & RSFPD (7))

2. 35 State /UT AH Departments and their Sub-ordinate Organizations

3. 626 District VOs4. 6336 Block VOs5. 25 ICAR Animal & Fisheries Sciences

Institutes6. ~ 100 Veterinary & Fisheries

Universities & Colleges 7. 625 KVKs 8. ~ 980 Animal Disease Diagnostic

laboratories9. ~52757 Veterinary Health Institutions

(Hospitals/Polyclinics-8732, Dispensaries-18830, Aid Centre/Stockmen Centre/Mobile Dispensaries-25195)

10. ~145000 Dairy Cooperative Societies11. ~12000 Fisheries Cooperative

Societies

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National Agricultural Prices and Marketing Information System (NAPMIS) - Farmers Need it

There is a need to develop a platform for farmers to interact with: • Input Suppliers (Seeds,

fertilizers, pesticides, Machinery and credit)• Marketing Channels

(Wholesale Markets, Rural Markets, Commission agents/traders, processing industries etc),• Agricultural laborers • Agricultural extension

workers

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Digital Inclusion for fostering Rural prosperity and Grassroots Development

A much needed Domestic Strategy for sustainable livelihoods in Rural India

(i.e. Agricultural Informatics Policy)

Agents that funneled the growth of Services Sector

• Technology• Information• (Efficient)Processes

Agricultural Informatics Policy to be based on TIP

ICT Policy 2012 - StrategiesDepartment of Electronics and Information Technology

1. Security of Cyber Space2. Development of Language Technologies3. Enabling Service Delivery through e-Governance4. GIS based IT Services5. Human Resources Development6. Enhancing productivity and competitiveness in key sectors through ICT7. Creating an ecosystem for Internet and mobile driven Service Industry8. Promotion of Innovation and R&D in IT Sector9. Creating ecosystem for a globally competitive IT/ITES Industry

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Publications

1. M.Moni (2005): Rural India : Different Meaning to Different People, Discussion Paper presented at 3rd International Conference on “Rural India: Achieving Millennium Development Goals and Grassroots Development”, 10-12 November 2005, Hyderabad (India), organised by Bhoovigyan Vikas Foundation (New Delhi) and SAHANAV, Hyderabad.

2. Madaswamy MONI (2006) : “ICT for Sustainable Rural Livelihood : Rural India to Shine, Smile and Roar”, published in i4d Journal, February 2006

3. Madaswamy MONI (2006): “Web Services & Localisation : A Way to realise Digital Inclusion and development in Rural India”, CSI Communications, March 2006

4. Madaswamy MONI (2005): “Mainstreaming ICT for Grassroots Level Planning: Implementation, Delivery Mechanism and Institutional Development” , Invited Lecture at the 25th International Cartographic Congress organised by Indian national cartographic Association at Dr. Hari Singh Gaur Viswavidyalaya, Sagar (India), 28 November – 1 December 2005.

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5. Madaswamy MONI (2006): Digital Inclusion for fostering Rural Prosperity and Grassroots Development: A Much Needed Domestic Strategy for Sustainable Livelihoods in Rural India, Presented as a Lead Paper in the INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON “Social Science Perspectives in Agricultural Research and Development”, organized by Voluntary Action for Research Development and Networking (VARDAN) New Delhi, in collaboration with International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) Washington, DC (USA) and Indian Society of Extension Education (ISEE) New Delhi, India, during February 15–18, 2006..

6. Madaswamy MONI (2005): ICT Diffusion for Economic Growth and Sustainable Development of SMEs: A Powerful Tool for reducing Spatial Disparities and enhancing Opportunities for development in India, presented at the Workshop on Distributed and Mobile Computing organized by Department of Information Technology, Madras Institute of Technology, Anna University Campus, Chromepet, Chennai.

Thank You All

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