E-Governance In Agriculture Essay

E-Governance in Agriculture Anju R Gothwal

Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow

Lucknow, India [e-mail] Madan Kumar Muthu

Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow

Lucknow, India [e-mail] Chinar Garg

Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow

Lucknow, India [e-mail] Pakhi Singhal

Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow

Lucknow, India [e-mail] Abstract— India is predominantly an agriculture country. A large percentage of the population depends on agriculture for their livelihood. India, being a very fertile land, has a large scope to produce a variety of crops, and this can be exploited both economically and socially. But the problem faced now is the lack of quality farming. And this is primarily

Apart from this, many cellular services where introduced for farmers. Anyone with a mobile could access these services. The latest development in this field of tele-farming and video conferencing, where farmers are helped with visual aids and allowed to have live video conferences with experts. (As shown in figure 3)

VI. Ecosystem

The ecosystem for e-governance in agricultural sector comprises of three components: (1) government and private sector service providers, (2) agricultural user groups, and (3) information communication technology platform as shown in figure 4.

A. Government and Private Sector Service Providers

The government and private sector service providers, which form the back end of the ecosystem, provide services to the citizens i.e. the agricultural user groups. The following are the government and private sector bodies involved in the delivery of services:

• Agricultural Ministry Fig. 4. Ecosystem for e-governance in agricultural