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A SEMINAR ONMOBILECOMMUNICATI
ONTECHNOLOGYCAU(MEGHALA
YA)
BY:TERMARIC
OINAMREG. NO. 31206Agrl. Extension
• CHAIRMAN:• Dr. B. SUDHAKAR• M.Sc. (Ag)., Ph.d.• Assistant Professor.• Deparment Of Agrl. Extension Annamalai University
MOBILE COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY IN CAU,MEGHALAY`A
Some interesting facts:
Mobile phones will outnumber people by 2014.(http://ibnlive.in.com/news/mobile-phones-to-outnumber-human-population-by-2014-say-report/391208-11.html)
More People Have Cell Phones Than Toilets, U.N. Study Shows.(2013)
Indian operators are said to sign up 20 lakh new subscribers per month (“The Next Billion Geeks,” The Economist 2010).
As of March 2013, India’s total mobile subscriber base amounted to 867.80 millionTelecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI)
Intelligent Advisory System for Farmers(IASF) CDAC + DOA (Meghalaya)= IASF (29th Nov . 2012)
Is an advisory system for answering queries related to farming activities carried out in Northeastern states of India.
Covers five major farming activities (Insect Management, Disease Management, Weed Management, Rice Variety Selection and Fertilizer Management)
1. Provide improved services to the farming community through the use of ICT.
2. Advice and help farmers to solve problems related to their farming activities. Otherwise, they need to contact agricultural experts and private extension workers.
3. Providing vital and generic information to farmers so that they get periodic alerts on important/useful tips, ideas, knowhow etc.
4. Updates farmers on latest technology in Agriculture sector for improved productivity and quality farming.
The main objectives of IASF are:
5. Developing an advisory system which can be extended with any other types of crops in any State of India.
6. Improving agricultural extension service by using mobile services so that farmers can send queries about their farming problems from their mobile device.
7. To develop educational materials to be used by students for their practical experience with real case scenario.
FARMERS
AGRICULTURAL EXPERTS
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (DOA)
STUDENTS
RESEARCH SCHOLARS
Beneficiaries of the Project
HOW IASF WORKS?
farmer
Procedures:
DIRECT QUERY: How to send a query to expert team Type "IASF D MEG/MAN YOUR_QUERY" (meg=Meghalaya man=Manipur )" and send it to 51969
- For example, IASF D MEG How to control Rice Aphids
AGRICULTURAL CALENDER: How to get information about Agricultural Calendar
Type "IASF CAL MEG" (MEG=Meghalaya) and send it to 51969 -
OR Type "IASF CAL MEG MONTH" (month: 1=January ....... 12=December) and send it to 51969
OR Type "IASF CAL MEG MONTH LANGUAGE_ID" (Month: 1=January ....... 12=December Language ID: 2=English 3=Manipuri 4:Khasi) and send it to 51969
CROP INFO: How to get useful crop informations
Type "IASF C MEG" and send it to 51969 - If you are a registered user, you will receive crop info of your block.
OR Type "IASF C MEG BLOCK_NAME (minimum first four characters of your block name) and send it to 51969 - You will receive crop info of the given block. - Ex:iasf c meg myll
REGISTRATION: How to register into IASF
A farmer can register into IASF system by sending SMS in the following format:
Type "IASF R YOUR_NAME,REGION_ID
{3=Manipur 4=Meghalaya),DISTRICT_ID(1=Bishnupur 2=Churachndpur 3=Chandel 4=Imphal East 5=Imphal West 6=Senapati 7=Tamenglong 8=Thoubal 9=Ukhrul 10=East Garo Hill 11=East Khasi Hill 12=Jaintia Hill 13=RiBhoi 14=South Garo Hill 15=West Garo Hill 16=West Khasi Hill),VILLAGE_NAME" and send it to 51969 }
-Comma separator is compulsory
- Ex: iasf r krishna,3,2,imphal
EXPERT: Answer a Query using Mobile: Answer or Modify a Query: Answering a new query or modifying an existing query can be done using the following SMS format:
SMS Format: IASF A M query_id solution For Example: IASF A M 340 This is the solution
Invalidate a solution : Experts can also invalidate a query solution suggested by IASF's intelligent referencing engine using the following SMS format:
SMS Format: IASF A I query_id For Example: IASF A I 340
Answer a direct query : Experts can answer direct queries asked by farmer with following SMS format:
SMS Format: IASF A D query_id solution For Example: IASF A D 5 This is the solution
Instructions:
Please provide spaces in between parameter values.
Keyword and Sub-keywords are NOT CASE SENSITIVE.
Send Message to 51969.
If one expert answered the query already, then second expert will receive message indicating solution is already given by another expert.
Sl. No. Operator Tariff
1 Vodafone Rs. 1
2 Uninor 60 paise
3 MTS Rs. 3
4 Videocon Rs. 1
5 Loop Rs. 5
6 Idea Rs. 1
7 Tata Docomo Rs. 3
8 Tata Indicom Rs. 1
9 Aircel Rs. 1
10 Reliance Rs. 3
11 Airtel Rs. 1
12 BSNL Rs. 2
51969 SMS Tariff
MOBILE COMMUNICATION IN OTHER PROJECTS
Why Mobile Phones?
The most obvious answer is the sheer scale of adoption.
In the ten years before 2009, mobile phone penetration rose from 12 percent of the global population to nearly 76 percent(2013).
Why Agriculture?
Central Government Research Labs
State Government
information
BlockDevelopmentOffice
Market
Expert Advice fromAgriculture Univers ities &Research Institutes
farmer
The Virtuous (morally good) Circle of Mobiles in Agriculture
1. Access.
2. Affordability.
3. Appliances.
4. Applications.
Reducing Transport Costs Mobile phones may help users to substitute phone calls for travel; saves on transport costs.
Transportation cannot be avoided entirely: Crops need to get to customers. Although mobiles can inform farmers where they should travel to market their crops.
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B
10 k.m.
A Platform for Service Delivery and Innovation
Traditional agricultural extension agents are increasingly being outfitted with mobile phones through programs to increase their effectiveness by networking them to knowledge banks.
Extension can reach more clients through mobile-based learning platforms—textual or richer platforms, such as video—that provide tips to farmers to improve agricultural skills and knowledge.
CABI provides the scientific expertise for Direct2Farm,
:A mobile infomediary service which aims to make quality, customized information accessible to farmers.
Short SMS or voice messages deliver the material, which farmers can then apply to their business in order to increase profitability.
In India, Nokia has collaborated with
multiple partners across the Indian
government and private enterprises,
including TATA DOCOMO, MSAMB,
Syngenta, Pearson, RML, and
EnableM to create a rich ecosystem to
deliver the services.
INDIAN CONTEXT
1. Basic agriculture
2. Premium agriculture
3. Education
4. Entertainment
Source: Nokia.
Content is divided into:
mKRISHI - An Innovative Platform to Deliver Personalized and Integrated services to Farmers
The mKRISHI application enables farmers to send queries, comprising of text, voice and pictures, specific to their land and crop to agricultural experts, using their mobile phones
Select Service
Select Crop
Mobile App Flow – Raise Query Service
Record QueryTake PhotoSend Query
Select Category
Mobile App Flow – Best Practices
Select Best Practice(BP)
Varieties
BP for Soil
BP for SowingBP for Fertilizer
Send Query
Mobile App Flow – Answer Management
Advise / AnswerManagement
Read Advise
Mobile App Flow – Check Weather
WeatherForecast
Cloud Coverage Graph (Scrollable)
IFFCO Kisan Sanchar Limited (IKSL)
1. The company provides affordable mobile handsets bundled with Airtel mobile connections.
2. Farmers will get access to a unique VAS (Value Added Services)platform that will broadcast five free voice messages on mandi (market) prices, farming techniques, weather forecasts, dairy farming, animal husbandry, rural health initiatives, and fertilizer availability, etc, on a daily basis.
Mobile for fishermen1.Fishermen-friendly mobile facility which would provide vital information like height of sea waves and weather report.
2. Weather reports, local news, potential fishing zone and market price to the fishermen.
Source: Curt Carnemark, World Bank
Dynamic Market Information (DMI):
1. Has developed online Dynamic Market Information (DMI) for 13 major markets of South India
2. It provides data for 152 perishable commodities.
3. The farmers can register freely to access the data (main impt).
Kisan Call Center
Launched-on January 21, 2004 (across the country)
By -The Department of Agriculture & Cooperation (DAC), Ministry of Agriculture, Govt. of India
Timing: 6 A.M. to 10 P.M. (except on Sundays and gazetted holidays)
Beyond these hours the calls are attended in the IVRS mode.
The purpose of these call centers is to respond to issues raised by farmers, instantly, in the local language.
The main objective of the scheme has been to make agriculture knowledge available at free of cost to the farmers as and when desired.
Kisan Call Centre (KCC) : Flow Chart
How it works?
Lowering the Costs of Information
Source: Adapted from De Silva and Ratnadiwakara 2008.
CONCLUSION:
There are a number of challenges to consider when planning the implementation of mobile technology. Perhaps the most important of these to consider is the context of the technology and the requirements of the end user. There is not one app or one device that will suit all situations in all countries. Some regions can easily embrace tablets with advanced apps, whereas other countries may find information via SMS a better solution.
The technology doesn’t have to be complicated.