ICT Initiatives

1. Inventory of e-Extension initiatives in
Agriculture from SAUs
Submitted to-
Prof. B. Jirli
(Professor and
Head)
Submitted by-
Shashikant goyal
ID No
17412EXE011

2. STATE AGRICULTURE
UNIVERSITIES
State agriculture universities were setup in India on the
pattern of Land grant universities of USA with
integrated teaching , research and extension functions.
Each SAU is expected to perform some extension role in
the area

3. Some e-Extension initiatives
made by Kerala Agriculture
University

4. •Infotech portal
•e-crop doctor
•Online courses

5. This KAU Agri-Infotech portal
is an ICT enabled platform for
demand driven Technology
Information and advisory
service for farmers,
extensionists, researchers,
students and all other
stakeholders’ of the agriInfront.
KAU Agri-Infotech portal

7. Online courses
 It provide online
courses for Farmers,
Extensionist, students, Farm
entrepreneur groups and
other agri-stec holders
 It also provides training
workshop for farmers and
extensionists
e- Krishi Pathshala

8. e-Extension initiative's made
by Tamil Nadu Agriculture
Agriculture University

9. TNAU AGRITECH PORTAL
o TNAU AGRITECH PORTAL is
providing the information related
to agriculture and other sector
related to agriculture
o It is running by the Tamil nadu
Agriculture university and
sponsored by Rastriya krishi
vikash yojna
o It provide the information related
to
o Horticulture, Fishery, Forestry,
Organic farming and so on

10. EXPERT ADVISORY
SYSTEM RUNNING BY
TAMIL NADU
AGRICULTURAL
UNIVERSITIES

11. EXPERT SYSTEM FOR
PADDY
Tamil nadu agriculture
university running the
expert system for paddy
cultivation, its cultivation
practices, detail
information about
improved varieties of
paddy, insect and pest
management, disease
management, time of
sowing and all over the
information giving as
online expert system

12. EXPERT SYSTEM
FOR SUGERCANE
This is running by same
university TNAU
It providing all the
information like climate
,season and varieties,
nursery management
and cultivation practices,
irrigation management,
nutrient management,
crop protection to online
providing the expert
system and relevant
information related to
sugarcane cultivation.

13. EXPERT SYSTEM OF
RAGI
Ragi is an important staple
food for the rural folk of
south india having nutritional
and mediational value.this
expert system provide all the
cultivation practices for
example climate and soil
suitable for it, seasons and
varieties, cultivation system
and nursery and nutrition
management and all the
cultivation practices. Any
farmer/people can access all
the detailed information about
ragi cultivation.

14. EXPERT SYSTEM FOR SHEEP
AND GOAT
This expert system is also
running by TNAU in which it
provide the information
related to breeds and housing
management of sheep and
goat and it also provide the
information like fodder
production, feeding
management, breeding
management and disease
control and handling and
transport through online
expert system any farmer can
access all these information
through using ICT tools.

15. EXPERT SYSTEM FOR
COCONUT
This online expert system is
running by Tamil Nadu
Agriculture University. It
provide the information
about the cultivation of
coconut which is by area
specific to the farmers.’it
provide the information
mother palm selection and
nutrient management, pest
and disease control and all
the cultivation practices.

16. EXPERT SYSTEM
FOR POULTRY
This expert system
running by TNAU
provide all the
information related to
poultry, its production and
management, house
instruction, incubation
and hatching, brooding of
chicks, grower
management. any
farmer/farm
manager/people can easily
access all the information

17. EXPERT SYSTEM FOR
CATTLE AND
BUFFALO
This provide the
information related to
breeds of cattle and buffalo
production technology and
calf management, housing
management, feeding,
breeding general care and
management, disease and
control management, new
farm machinery etc. it
provide all the information
as online expert advisory
system.

18. EXPERT SYSTEM FOR
BANANA
This expert system is also
running by same agricultural
university. It provide the
information to botany of
banana climate and soil
needed for it, seasons and
varieties, planting material,
cultivation practices and
irrigation management,
nutrient management and crop
production, farm implements
and post harvest technology.

19. e-Extension initiative's
made by PAU Ludhiana

20. PAU Kisan app
Mobile app on
Goat farming
Mobile app on
Pig farming

21. PAU Kisan App
PAU Kisan App is developed by
Punjab Agricultural University,
Ludhiana for farmer welfare.
This is a initiative of Director of
Extension Education, PAU,
Ludhiana. This app will provide
information about crops,
weather, seed, training. kheti
sandesh and advisory etc.

22. Goat farming
o This is a mobile app
developed by Guru Angad
Dev Veterinary And Animal
Sciences University
o The main purpose of
launching this app is to
provide information related
to care and management of
goat on farm

23. Pig farming
o This is also a mobile app
developed by Guru Angad
Dev Veterinary And Animal
Sciences University
o This provide the information
related to pig farming, their
nutrition management

24. e-Extension initiative's
made by SAUs in
Punjab

25. I khet machin - i-Khet Machine app gives
farmers the access to agricultural machinery
that will enable them to manage crop residue
e pehal - e-PeHaL app enables them to
monitor the tree plantations with ease
e prevent - e-Prevent app provides prompt and
accurate information about the incidents of
crop burning in the state

26. Bihar Krishi App is an Agriculture apps
in Hindi which has been specifically
designed for farmers of Bihar. It aims to
assist them in their journey towards
better and innovative farming while
boosting their incomes. This agriculture
app in Bihar will make sure every
farmer in Bihar has access to the latest
agricultural technology, it contains
video and text on every side of
agriculture.
Bihar Krishi App

27. PHONE IN LIVE PROGRAMMES :
Innovative farm telecast
"RythuMitra": The Acharya N. G.
Ranga Agricultural University in
collaboration with the Dept. of
Agriculture, Govt. of A.P has launched
an innovative farm telecast programme
"RythuMitra" through TEJA Channel
w.e.f. 6.8.2001. The programme is daily
for one hour between 6.00 - 7.00 PM.
6.00 - 6.30 PM pre-recorded (canned)
programmes usually three programmes,
10 min. each, one each on agriculture,
horticulture and animal sciences/allied
fields.

28. Agricultural Call center (Kisan
Helpline)
In addition to regular toll free number
for instant enquiry on crop production
problems, BUA has started WhatsApp
service as “BAU Agro Doctor”.
Farmers are enabled to share real time
images of the crop production
problems especially the weed
infestation, pest and diseases which
are effectively diagnosed by the
experts from concerned department
and advisories are sent on real time
basis. In the year 2016-17, a total of
2275 advisories were provided over
phone and 256 over WhatsApp.

29. Community Radio (CRS) of BAU, Sabour
• The community radio station located at KVK, Barh (Patna) is serving the geographic
communities and communities of interest located in its vicinity. It was started on 17thMay, 2011
on 91.2 F.M radio band. It broadcasts content that is popular and relevant to a local, specific
audience but is often overlooked by commercial or mass- media broadcasters

30. Soil Health Card Portal (http://shc.aau.in)
Improved Soil Health Card Portal has been handled by Information Technology Center,
AAU Anand.It is an only one of its kind information project prepared and initiated by the
Government of Gujarat for the benefit of farmers at the grass-root level.–This, promote
scientific agricultural technologies by enabling the farmers to get required specific
information through use of Information Technology.

31. Online Entry of Soil Health Card (http://soil.aau.in)
• Improved and technically efficient online data entry programme for the Soil Health
Card System has been handled by Information Technology Center, AAU Anand. Also
provided Training to the different kind of users of Soil Health Card project at
Gandhinagar, which demonstrates the flow and how to use the Data Entry Module.

32. WEB BASED CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAMME FOR THE AAU
• Capacity building programme will facilitate the online management of all
training programmes sponsored by Anand Agricultural University. It will also
include, course director, to perform all the activities related to training
programme starting from proposal submission to report submission.

33. ELECTRONIC WING
• Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University, forefront in the “Service of the
Farmers” is always striving to deliver the latest technologies developed in the University to
the farming community through different means of communication. Realizing the importance
of the electronic media as the most powerful tool to reach a large audience in the most
effective manner in the quickest possible time with maximum accuracy, PJTSAU created the
Electronic Wing, the first of its kind in the country to cater the Mass Communication needs
relevant to Electronic Media that includes Public and private TV channels telecasting
agricultural programmes for the benefit of the farming community. The electronic wing is
involved in the production of Video capsule programmes, Digital Video Discs, Quickies,
Jingles, Information Kiosks and Agricultural Portals. Electronic Wing was established in
November 2001 in the building of ATIC situated in the ARI campus, Rajendranagar,
Hyderabad.

35. Horti Tech
This app is developed by Sri
Konda Laxman Telngana State
Horticulture University
• It provide price of fruits in
market and cultivation of
horticultural crops
• It also provide the videos
related to cultivation and
practices of horticultural crops

36. Dr. Balasaheb Sawant Kokan
Krishi Vidyapeeth
This university provide the
Information related to
cultivation of crops,
Fisheries, Agriengineering
technology and Plant
protection thorough
developing app regarding
agriculture and allied sector

37. TNAU Agriculture Weather
Network
This weather network
developed and running by
TNAU
It providing the accurate
information related to
weather
To search the information
you have to select your
district and search then it will
show the weather
information for 4 to 5 day
prior

39. Weather Data of Tiruchippalli (E.g.)

40. Rajsthan University of
Veterinary and animal
Sciences
This provide the information
related to Pashupalan, Pashu
ahaar and feed bulletin and
leaflets related to disease and
control of goat, rabbit rearing
organic dairy etc.
It provide all the information
related to animal husbandary
and sheep and goat farming
Farmers have to register himself
and then can login an the portal

42. Seed Portal
PAU seed portal is a
central record repository
of seed availability at
seed production centre.
Farmers can get the
information of
availability of seeds
through this portal ans
can get the seed also

43. Krishi Gyan Portal
This portal is initiated and
running by the Indira
Gandhi krishi
vishwavidyala Raipur.
This portal provide
information to all
agriculture to the farmers
for ex. Varieties of
rice,pulses oils agri
technology, horticulture
etc.it also provide the
insect and pest control in
rice, and pulse crops

44. Fish Tech Portal
This portal is developed
by Tamilnadu Dr. J.
Jayalalithaa Fisheries
University
This portal provide
information about
rearing of fish and
management and
nutrition of fish for
their well growth and
development.

45. E-KRISHISHIKSHA
Oddisa agriculture
university initiate and
running this programme
Ot provide the online
cources to the students and
other agriculture
stakeholder‘s

46. References
http://www.celkau.in
http://agritech.tnau.ac.in/kisan/kisan.html
http://csauk.ac.in/atic/
http://bausabour.com/
http://www.pau.edu/