Minal Sawant
| 组织 | Tata Consultancy Services |
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| Organization role |
Domain Consultant: Agriculture and Geoiformatics
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| 国家/地区 | India |
| Area of Expertise |
Agricultural Engineering, GIS, RS, Watershed Management, Climate Change
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论坛 The Role of ICTs in Sustainable Crop Production Intensification (SCPI) of horticulture crop based system (mainly fruits, vegetables, roots and tubers)
What are the specific constraints you have faced in the use of ICTs for sustainable intensification of horticulture crop base
由 Minal Sawant 提交于 周二, 03/21/2017 - 09:18
The main challenges faced are,
- Internet connectivity: This is the major problem we faced as in Rural areas of India the connectivity is not very good. The solution for this problem is the offline mode for system.
- Literacy of farmers: Most of the rural population is not very tech savvy. This is avoided by hybrid mode of the system, the farmers can opt for IVR, SMS or mobile apps. Then gradually they can be trained about the use of mobile apps.
- Cost of the system: If the number of farmers using IVR and SMS, the cost can be high due to the calls and SMS. The solution is to gradually move the system from IVR and SMS to 100% mobile app based. This will ensure that the cost will be minimal with all the benefits of the system.