The document discusses using information and communication technologies (ICT) to address challenges in Sri Lankan agriculture. It outlines existing ICT initiatives including websites, publications, radio/TV programs, and mobile apps. Trends toward precision agriculture using drones and sensors are discussed. The concept of "Agriculture 4.0" is introduced, which utilizes integrated modern technologies like IoT. Future initiatives proposed include precision farming, smart farming/IoT, digitalization, and an e-agriculture strategy to make agriculture more productive, efficient, and environmentally sustainable through information sharing.
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Agriculture 4.0
1. Reshaping the Future ofAgriculture
through ICT
M.F.M. Rizwan|AssistantDirectorof Agriculture(Development)
NationalAgricultureInformation& Communication Centre(NAICC)| DepartmentofAgriculture
SriLankan Perspective
2. Contents
Challenges in Agriculture
Sector
E-agriculture / ICT
Solutions
Trends in ICT Usage
Mobile Apps
2
3. Challenges in Agriculture Sector
(Farmer)
3
Access to advisory services & agriculture
information
Agriculture Marketing
Field problems eg. Pest, soil/fertilizer, water/
irrigation
Food safety & Quality assurance of agriculture
produces
Farmer welfare, Subsidies & Agriculture
insurance
Agriculture : Low income business venture
Poor adoption of modern technologies
Farmer’s welfare, Subsidies & Agriculture
insurance
4. Agriculture Research & Extension
Services
4
Research Agri.
Extension
Farmer
Research & Development
New Technologies
Dissemination of
New Technologies
ICT for Agriculture / E-agriculture
Solutions as bridging the information gap
of Famers
10. Status of ICT for Agriculture
Initiatives
Printed and Digital
Publications
10
11. Printed Publications on Agriculture
Agriculture Know How / Technology
Convenient way of technology dissemination
Annually 12 Books published
Local languages – Sinhala, Tamil & English
Uploaded to DOA website as PDF
12. Interactive Multimedia CDs on
Agriculture
Digital Books: Multimedia supported learning
material
Integration Text, photos, illustrations, audio,
video and animations
Local languages – Sinhalese Tamil & English
Self learning tool and Training tool
Total number of IMM CDs published 80
13. Status of ICT for Agriculture
Initiatives
Websites as Information
Source
13
15. WikiGoviya – www.goviya.lk
Interactive Website
Multimedia supported learning material - Self
learning tool
Integration Text, photos, illustrations, audio, video
and animations
Local languages – Sinhalese Tamil & English
E-Swabhimani, Manthan Award South Asia, World
Summit Award
Consist of
• Agriculture Wikipedia
• E-Learning on crop
technology
• Discussion Forum
• Agriculture classified
• E-Magazine
16. Agriculture Portal – www.krushilanka.lk
Different institutions
are responsible for
Agriculture
DOA
DAPH
EDOA
CRI / TRI / SRI
The Portal provides
single window for
finding those
information
17. Biodiversity for Food & Nutrition
Project
www.bfnsrilanka.org
securing national food
security through agro-
biodiversity
Policy establishment and
strengthening regulatory
frameworks
United Nations
Environment Programme -
UNEP & Food and
Agriculture Organization of
18. Status of ICT for Agriculture
Initiatives
Radio & TV Programmes
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19. Agriculture Videos on National TV
Telecasted weekly / monthly
Agriculture technology / Farmer success
story
Uploaded to YouTube , Vimeo to DOA
website
20. Agriculture Radio Programmes
Broadcasted on daily basis
Agriculture Community Radio Stations:
Local language : Sinhalese & Tamil
Associated with National / Regional Radio
Channels
21. Online Agriculture Radio
Recorded and real time broadcasting / Web
streaming on www.krushiradio.lk
Listeners are Linked with SMSs
Proposed a separate frequency (FM or AM/MW)
22. Status of ICT for Agriculture
Initiatives
1920 Agriculture Advisory
Service
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23. 1920 Agriculture Advisory Service (Call
Centre)
Food Crops, Coconut &
Spice Crops
20 call agents
Calls: Recorded in a
database
Supported during
epidemics
Skype video calls
Database for KM
24. Status of ICT for Agriculture
Initiatives
Use of Social Media
24
36. Crop SuitabilityRecommendation MIS
Provides the information on recommended/ suitable crops based on Grama Nladari
Division
Funded by: SL Govt.
37. e-HRM for better Human Resource
Management
Department of Agriculture
Crop Forecasting
Information System
38. SL-GAP Certification System
Registration of Commercial
Farmers
Certification of Good
Agriculture Practices
Promoting Export oriented
agriculture
Supported with a Mobile App
45. Status of ICT for Agriculture
Initiatives
M-Agriculture Initiatives
45
46. SMS based information dissemination
Short code 1920
Three different approach
1.General queries on
agriculture
Any queries sent to 1920 will be
responded by Agri. Advisory
Team
2.Weather information
dissemination
Registered users receive
weather updates
3.Linked with Farm
Broadcasting Service
58. 600,000+ Registered farmers
• Customized and timely advice
• Advisory through Outbound Voice calls
• Focus on Crop Security and Productivity
• Health and Nutrition advice from Ministry of Health
• Currently serving 20 crop categories (5 more in the
pipeline in 2019)
64. In the future it is not
about the
competition of
knowledge,
it’s a
competition of creativity,
competition of
imagination,
competition of learning,
competition of 64
Jack Ma
Alibaba Group
66. Revolution of Agriculture
66
Early 20th Century
Labour intensive, low productivity
Primarily subsistence agriculture
Requires a vast number of small farms
Agriculture1.0
67. Revolution of Agriculture
67
Late of 1950, Green Revolution
Supplemental nitrogen
Synthetic pesticides & fertilizers
Specialized machine
Agriculture2.0
68. Revolution of Agriculture
68
late 1990
Precision farming
Military GPS signal available for public
Mechanization
Agriculture3.0
69. Revolution of Agriculture
69
A new boost in precision agriculture
(early 2010)
Cheap sensors and IoT devices
Low cost micro-processor
High bandwidth cellular communication
& cloud based ICT
Agriculture4.0
70. What is Agriculture 4.0
70
The use of modern technologies
integrated into one system (Inter connected
system)
to enable farmers and other stakeholders within
the agriculture value chain from land to
consumer
to improve food & agro-industrial production and
delivery
Utilizers the power of ICTs where information
flow freely
71. Agriculture 4.0 : Scope
Precision Agriculture: application of drone, robotic
& artificial intelligent massively in agriculture
Smart Agro-industry: Optimize the resource
utilization
Digital Agro-logistic System: reduces the
inefficiencies in agriculture value chain
Smart E-Commerce System: efficient agriculture
marketing
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72. Agriculture 4.0 : Why
More Productive: consistent and use time and
resources more efficiently
Advantages to Farmers: ensures the highest level
of return on investment
Enables organizations to share information: across
the traditional boundaries
Environmental Friendly and Sustainable System:
efficient use of resources and minimizes the
malpractices
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73. Agriculture 4.0 : Transformative Shift
Traditional Farming
Traditional SMEs
Traditional Services
Unskilled Labourers
Buy Technologies
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Smart Farming
Start Ups /
Entrepreneurs
High Value Services
Knowledge Workers
Make Technologies
74. Future Initiatives / Agriculture 4.0
74
Precision Agriculture
Smart Farming / IoT (Internet of Things)
ICT enabled Geo Location based Agriculture
Advisory System supported with spatial data
(NSDI)
Digitalization in Farming
Smart value chain management
Agri Nerve Centre
Sri Lanka E-Agriculture Strategy
82. Farmer
Soil sample
Laboratory Testing
Alert System
Reports & Recommendations
General / Specific
Centralized Database on
ASC Level Recommendation
Soil Management Information System
Hinweis der Redaktion
Inter
Precision agriculture, site specific crop management is a farming management concept based on observing, measuring and responding to inter and intra-field variability in crops.
Precision agriculture, site specific crop management is a farming management concept based on observing, measuring and responding to inter and intra-field variability in crops.
Precision agriculture, site specific crop management is a farming management concept based on observing, measuring and responding to inter and intra-field variability in crops.
Precision agriculture, site specific crop management is a farming management concept based on observing, measuring and responding to inter and intra-field variability in crops.