ICT tools used in Agriculture | ICT

List of ICT tools used in Agriculture.

Answer:

1) Newspaper

• Self Explanator

• Hard for illiterates

2) Radio :

• All India Radio Stations located in various parts of country

• Broadcasts agricultural programs in a regional language through medium wave

3) Television:

India was among the 1st countries among the developing world in use of satellites and television for agricultural extension in rural areas in 1975-1976

4) Internet:

• Plenty of hidden resources

• Requires knowledge

5) Mobile:

• Kissan call centre

• SMS

• Video conferencing

 6) Global Positioning System (GPS):

In agriculture, the use of the Global Positioning System provides benefits in geo-fencing, 

 geo-fencing, map-making and surveying.

In Kenya, for example, the solution to prevent an elephant bull from wandering into farms 

and destroying precious crops was to tag the elephant with a device that sends a text 

message when it crosses a geo-fence. Using the technology of SMS and GPS, the

can roam freely and the authorities are alerted whenever it is near the farm.