E-Agriculture

Question 5

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Fostina Mani
Fostina ManiBetta GrainsKenya
  1. Please ensure that Private Sector, Smallholder Farmers, Women and Youth are             represented, it is not unusual to find out they are forgotten in these high level        consultative meetings and discussions especially in the working groups.  
  2. Cyber Security should also be discussed extensively.
Fostina Mani
Fostina ManiBetta GrainsKenya
  1. Please ensure that Private Sector, Smallholder Farmers, Women and Youth are             represented, it is not unusual to find out they are forgotten in these high level        consultative meetings and discussions especially in the working groups.  
  2. Cyber Security should also be discussed extensively.
Saripalli  suryanarayana
Saripalli suryanarayanaProfessional Engineer-Administrator-40 years experience-water,irrigation and infrastructure Projects conceptulationIndia

Social scintists-teachers,students shall be connected with the farming community
Help them with the technologies
Train them with the new technologies

Emmanuel Nwite
Emmanuel NwiteNational agricultural Seeds CouncilNigeria

I suggest that digital agriculture courses should be established in high schools and universities to increase adoption.

Thanks

Gullapalli Koteswara Rao
Gullapalli Koteswara Raoviswamatha farmsIndia

Digital Agriculture Benefits for small & Marginal farmers :

  • The rapid economic changes in developing countries are creating new scopes for digital agriculture.Previously the agriculture is resorce based nature and now it is entering in to knowledge based era.
  • Due to increase in population,availability of land diminishing,the small scale farmers productivity required to be increased.To organize the total system of agriculture towards a low input, high efficiency and sustainable agriculture we need to modify the available innovative technology to suit domestic conditions,crop type, weather pattern.
  • Since the digital technology difficult to understand small & marginal farmers, we need to provide training and service providers and Digital agriculture tools to be provided at affordable cost by Government or Corporate sectors.
  • Adoption of Digital Agriculture  will help in
  • Increase in farm production and Profit.
  • It will provide better decision support system (DSS).
  • It will improve soil prouctivity.
  • It will improve water quality.
  • It will improve wildlife habit.
  • sustain natural resources for generations to come.
  • it will helps us in protecting the environment.
  • This digital agriculture tools helps farmers to complete their tasks in reduced working hours and lowers production costs.
  • Digital Agriculture mkes farming more interesting for future generations.