Use of ICT in decision support for
enhancing Kharif production
Basanta Kumar Dey
Agronomist, RKVY Cell
Agriculture Department
Govt. of Odisha
ICT in
Agriculture
plays a key role in agricultural growth and
development in the country by providing timely
and useful information in a demand driven mode.
ICT in Agriculture-Why
• To provide healthy decision support to planners,
policy makers for improving planning and
monitoring.
• To provide decision support to farmers for right
action.
• To improve services to farmers
• To empower farmers through access to
information and knowledge
• To enables better linkage with farmers for
improvement of knowledge with ultimate result of
increased production/profit/income
State’s Initiative on ICT in Agriculture
• Research Activities
• Decision making and programme
planning
• Technological Awareness
• Input Management
• Monitoring
• Marketing Support
• Other services
Research Activities
 Research Activities
Direct Linkage of SAU with all research stations
and KVKs through e- connectivity.
E-library facility at SAU level that provide
information on research
Decision making and programme planning
Department Portal
Important decision/approval/circular and planning
reflected in Departmental portal.
Office Automation
Inter and intra departmental file movement for quick
decision through OSWASS
E-dispatch
Facilitates prompt and quick delivery of letters
Video Conferencing at regular interval
E-tendering
 Brings transparency in selection of bidders for supply of different
inputs and civil construction works etc.
Technological Awareness
Various agricultural programmes like Krishi
Sansar, Krishi Darshan & Live Phone in of
Radio and Television.
Publicity Campaign through Krishi Rath
moving across the State.
Farmer’s Portal
Kissan Call Centre
Different IEC materials being printed at
Agriculture Information wing.
Organization of Agricultural Exhibition at
Regional and State Level
Input Management
Agrisnet
Purchase of Farm machineries and
pumpsets etc.
Borewell, shallow tube wells and riverlift
under Jalnidhi
Fertilizer and seed dealer licence etc.
Odisha Soil health card Generation
portal
Generation of Soil Health cards
Advisory to be issued through Mobile
phone SMS
Monitoring
Crop weather watch report through Agrisnet
Video conferencing at Higher level
Online fund management in NFSM,RKVY for
quick easy and transparency
E-pest surveillance to combat pest situation.
Effective monitoring of demonstration patches
and other activities by capturing GPS
Coordinates.
Marketing Support
Agro Telemarketing Centre
Facilitate farmer buyer linkage
 e-procurement
This is being followed for paddy procurement
Digital Mandi with free mobile phone to farmers
The farmer can access to MSP and other
market information.
Other services
 Health Insurance services through BKKY
As a matter of success, the State has
facilitated Health Insurance coverage upto
Rs. 1 lakh provided to 55 lakh farmers
families providing smart card in order get
free treatment unlike RSBY.
Roadmap for use of ICT to improve Kharif
production
 Agro meteorological information like Seasonal
weather forecast by IMD to be well ventilated among
all stake holders through print and electronic media.
 The State Govt. to take prompt action on timely
preparation of Kharif cropping programme including
contingent plan for transmission to all concerned
through publicity campaign and uploaded in the
Departmental website.
 Finalizing decision for procurement of different inputs
like seeds, fertilizer, farm machineries, P.P.Chemicals
etc. and sale rate through e tendering
Roadmap for use of ICT to improve Kharif
production
Ensure availability and make wide publicity and
also up date in the website.
Timely processing of dealer licence for seed,
fertilizer, pesticide etc. operating the Agrisnet
portal
Schematic information and assistance to farmers
to be up loaded in the Website.
Timely operating the Agrisnet portal for farm
mechanization, Bore well,shallow tube well
etc.under jalanidhi proramme.
Roadmap for use of ICT to improve Kharif
production
Timely providing funds to the implementing
agencies through online fund management system
operated by the dapartment.
Crop weather data to be updated through Agrisnet
portal for better monitoring.
Regarding pest situation, e pest surveillance
should be meticulously operationalized with issue
of appropriate advisory.
Periodical review to be made by video
conferencing.
After harvest, operationalization of Mandi for e
procurement of paddy.
ISSUES & SUGGESTION
Promotion of Agro meteorological information
services.
Seasonal forecast
Daily forecast
Alerts to farmers
Climatic information through mobile phone SMS
Promotion of Mobile banking/e-banking
To Facilitate agricultural credit to the farmers
This is being taken up under RKVY and is in
pipeline.
ISSUES & SUGGESTIONS
Establishment of Automated Weather Station in
each district.
GIS monitoring in coordination with ORSAC
 Both the proposals have been initiated to be taken
up under RKVY and are in pipeline.
Promotion of Direct Benefit Transfer
 Software has been developed to facilitate the
farmers for direct benefit transfer
Promotion of e- marketing
• e-Marketing platforms need to be provided,
particularly for Maize, Cotton & Turmeric.
• e-Auction to be promoted to bring transparency in
marketing
Thank you