E-Agriculture in India

The occupational structure of India is dominated by the “agricultural sector” and the “manufacturing sector” and the “service sector” is lagging far behind in this context. This shows that India is predominantly an agricultural economy and hence it requires strongest protection and development of its “agricultural resources”. This protection must be supported by the use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) that can do wonders for the agriculture sector of India. ICT can be used to improve the lives of the rural communities by leveraging of agriculture outputs through technological interventions. Some of the benefits of ICT for the improvement and strengthening of agriculture sector in India are: (a) Timely information on weather forecasts and calamities, (b) Better and spontaneous agricultural practices, (c) Better marketing exposure and pricing, (d) Reduction of agricultural risks and enhanced incomes, (e) Better awareness and information, (f) Improved networking and communication, (g) Facility of online trading and e-commerce, (h) Better representation at various forums, authorities and platform, etc.

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Founded in 2002, the Wireless Internet Institute, LLC, is an independent forum bringing together stakeholders around the world in order to help accelerate the adoption of wireless Internet in support of social and economic development and better managed cities, communities and regions. W2i Digital Cities Convention are held annually in three to four regions of the world to explore the planning and deployment of broadband-wireless infrastructure, applications and services at the metropolitan scale, and a professional development seminar for local-government IT professionals.

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