Information and Communication Technology for Agriculture and Rural Development

The articles featured in this book explore a range of topics, including the digital divide in rural India, e-agriculture challenges, cyber extension, an overview of Village Knowledge Centers (VKCs), the Community Information Center initiative in Orissa, SATCOM applications in Karnataka State, Model e-Villages in Arunachal Pradesh State of North-East India, the Nationwide InDG web portal initiative for rural development, Kisan Mobile Sandesh (KMS), Dynamic Market Information (DMI) by Web and Mobile in Tamil Nadu, expert systems for pest and disease diagnosis in rubber, Interactive Multimedia Compact Disc (IMCD), Village Information Centers among Dairy Farmers in Tamil Nadu, KISSAN initiative of Kerala State, Mobile Agricultural School and Services (MASS) in Jharkhand, Farmers Database creation in Darjeeling District of West Bengal, Village Resource Centers (VRCs) in Uttaranchal, Pest Surveillance of Rice using satellite data, Techmode Approach for Distance Learning Courses for Field Veterinarians in Maharashtra, Information Retrieval System for Buffalo Reproduction, Web Portals and Digital Data Bases in Agroforestry, Watershed Modeling using GIS and Remote Sensing in Gujarat State, e-Readiness and Participation Level of Akshya and KISSAN Kerala Beneficiaries and VRC & CIC Network in Assam, Internet Utilization Pattern, Evaluation of Kissan Call Centers (KCCs), ICT Adoption Level, Impact, Stakeholders Feedback, Policy Implications, and Recommendations.