Use of ICTs in Indian Agriculture
India currently has several public and private active information and communication technology (ICT) initiatives with objectives to support and provide assistance to farmers, but analysis on how ICT is helping farmers to enhance productivity, better cope with the weather variability, and attain better prices for their produce is limited. Information on how small farmers and women engaged in agriculture are being helped by agricultural information dissemination via ICT is limited as well.
Author: Jaspreet Aulakh
Organization: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Other organizations: India Food Security Portal (FSP)
Year: 2015
Country/ies: India
Geographical coverage: Asia and the Pacific
Type: Article
Full text available at: http://southasia.ifpri.info/2015/11/01/use-of-icts-in-indian-agriculture/
Content language: English