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Open Data & Apps : Agriculture

8th Aug 2013kv.narayanan@tcs.com

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Agriculture Information needs (sample)

Information needs & sources (sample)

FARMER

Remote Sensing

GovernmentCentral, State,

Local

Universities

Research institutes

WEATHER

CROP

SOIL

FERTILIZER

WATER

SEEDS

PESTICIDES

DISEASE

CROP MONITORING

SUPPLY CHAIN

MACHINERY

STORAGE

RATE (PRICE)

CROP PLANNING

FEEDSTOCK

• STATIC INFORMATION• ONLINE INFORMATION• REAL TIME

INFORMATION• COLLABORATION –

Voice, Image, Video

BANK

Precision Agriculture

Genetics (Super crops)

Track & Trace (Farm to Fork)

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Entities involved in end to end model

Domain Experts

Agri Content Providers

Agri ICT Environment

Communication Entity

Handset / PC

APPS

Trade & Processing

Seed Producers

Pesticide Producers

Fertilizer Producers

Food Companies

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PROBLEM SPACE IS TOO VAST; But technology is available today;

we need large scale programs

Potential Areas

• User / Area Centric Apps – for each entity e.g. Farmer, Mandi, Transporter, Machinery, Fertilizer - End User Focus - relevance

• Information Model WHO HAS WHAT INFORMATION & Data Standards & Agri portal

• Ensure Good Data @ source : Farmer, Mandi*, Storage, Transport, other entities – End point Apps integrated with data collection devices

• Setup collaboration model – Value ? Price ?

• THINK END TO END & Complete Value Chain & Do automation and integration to realise full benefits

• Model for sustainability & scalability

Apps & Mobility

Thank You