Creating Model e-Villages in Nort-East India

Title of the Project
“Creating Model e-Villages” in North-East India

Objectives of the project
To create the computer infrastructure in the remote tribal villages.
To provide e-awareness and e-literacy to the tribal community.
To explore the appropriate rural IT application aspects.

Project Summary

The e-Village project implemented in the selected 10 remote tribal villages in East Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh state, North- East India. The selected villages are located at the center of rural area, so that people from surrounding villages will have an access to the IT infrastructure. One project facilitator was selected from the same or near by village to act as a facilitator and trainer in the village IT centre. The project facilitator and group of selected village council members are responsible for conducting regular e-awareness and e-literacy programmes. Regular computer training classes are going to be conducted to the children, village youth and others. The projects facilitators are expected to experiment local need based IT applications in the area of agriculture, health, education, governance and other areas.

Project Portal: http://www.modelevillage.in/

Touch Screen Kisok for Farm Technology Transfer

e-AgriKiosk

Title of the Project

“Touch Screen Kisok for Farm Technology Transfer among Tribal Farmers of Arunachal Pradesh State of North-East India”

Objectives of the Project
Dissemination of advanced technologies and information in agriculture and allied sectors through touch screen kiosks.

Project Summary

In the present scenario of Arunachal Pradesh state Agriculture, the agricultural developmental departments possibly cannot provide additional qualified manpower to adequately address the technology and information needs of the tribal farmers. The new Information Technology may provide a viable alternative to overcome the physical barriers of face to face inter-personal communication. The proposed touch screen kiosk provides the flexibility in providing information on various mode of farming practices including the crops, commodities, and enterprises. The accessibility to the agricultural technical information without disrupting the routine engagement of farmers in their farm activities. The touch screen kiosk will be designed with the static and dynamic information. The content of touch screen kiosk will be controlled by server from the institution. From the East Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh, four villages will be selected from the four administrative sub-divisions. The selected villages will act as a information hub and touch screen kiosk will be kept at the selected village. To train the volunteers and farmers, senior research fellow will be stationed at the touch screen kiosk centre.

For more information: www.eagrikiosk.in

e-Arik (e-Agriculture)

e- Arik

for empowerment...

ICTs for Agricultural Extension

Title of the Project
Application of ICTs in Agricultural Extension Services Provision among the Tribal Farmers of Arunachal Pradesh State of North-East India.

Objectives of the project
1. To assess the agricultural information needs of tribal farmers.
2. To experiment ICTs in agricultural extension services provision to the tribal farmers.
3. To assess the impact of ICTs in improved agricultural extension services provision to the tribal farmers.

Project Summary

The number of successful Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) initiatives in rural India not replicated among the rural tribal poor. There is no noteworthy village level ICT initiative in the poorest tribal population dominated eight states of North-East India. The region’s geographical remoteness, difficult terrain and inadequate man power in the rural developmental departments make the information access of rural poor become distant reality and hinder the socio-economic development of the region. Considering grim scenario in the region, the project proposes to examine the application of ICTs in providing agricultural extension services and to measure socio-economic impact of ICTs among rural tribal farming community in the Arunachal Pradesh state of North-East India. The project proposes single window system for the improved agricultural information and technology delivery at the selected village by using computer, internet, phone, radio and television. Project proposes to provide all time expert consultation on agriculture production, protection and marketing aspects through ICTs. The impact of ICTs in improved agricultural extension services provision to the tribal farmers will be quantified. Proposed project will create awareness on potential benefits of ICTs in agricultural technology transfer and facilitates socio-economic empowerment of tribal farming community.
Project portal: http://www.earik.in/

Agricultural Extension – Worldwide Innovations, Edited by R. Saravanan

Agricultural extension is in a great transition worldwide. The demand for public extension reform is greater than ever before. The agriculture knowledge infrastructure is evolving in a big way with the emergence of pluralistic extension actors and innovations to cater for the needs of the farmers. This book is an attempt to document the past experiences and recent developments in the agriculture knowledge information systems. The compilation of 14 country chapters such as; Afghanistan, Benin, Cote d’Iviore, Ghana, India, Iran, Japan, Jordan, Mozambique, Nepal, Peru, Philippines, Trinidad & Tobago and Zimbabwe is intended to document the experience of extension systems.

The fourteen country-wise chapters highlight the worldwide agricultural extension reform measures (Decentralisation, Privatisation, Demand driven and Cost-recovery approaches), Institutional Pluralism (Public, Private and NGOs) and Innovations (Farmer to Farmer extension, Participatory and Self-Help Group (SHG) approaches and ICT initiatives).

The agricultural students, academicians, scientists, practitioners, administrators and policy makers will find this compilation of extension experiences from the fourteen countries relevant for designing future reforms, advancing pluralistic extension system and also integrating innovations in their extension approaches.

Agricultural Extension - Worldwide Innovations, book released by Dr. Mangala Rai, Secretary, Department of Agricultural Research & Education (DARE), Govt. of India, and Director General, Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), New Delhi, India and Mr. Pratapsingh R. Rane, Former Chief Minister and Hon’ble Speaker, Goa Legislative Assembly, Goa, India, during the inaugural function of the International Seminar on Strategies for Improving Livelihood Security of the Poor, September 24th&27th, 2008, Organized by the International Society of Extension Education and ICAR, India.

The first copy of the book received by Dr. Burton E. Swanson, Professor Emeritus, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, USA.

From Left to Right: Prof. V. Veerabhadraiah, Former Director of Extension, UAS & Secretary General, INSEE, Dr. R. Saravanan, Assistant Professor (Extension Education & Rural Sociology) & Editor of the book, CAU,Arunachal Pradesh, India. Dr. A.G. Sawant, President, INSEE, Former Vice-Chancellor & Ex-Member, ASRB, Dr. P. Das, DDG (Agril Extension), ICAR and Dr. V.S. Korikanthmath, Director, ICAR Research Complex for Goa, India.

BOOK CONTENTS
Dedication
Preface
About the Author
List of Contributors

Country Chapters

1.Afghanistan

Tooryalai Wesa

2.Benin

Agbo Bernard Philibert
Agoundote Desire
Midingoyi Gnonna Soul-kifouly

3.CotedIvoire

Kouame Kouassi Alphonse

4.Ghana

Edward Ackah Nyamike Jnr.
Charity Adjoe

5.India

R. Saravanan

6.Iran

Hossein Shabanali Fami
Ali Asadi
Khalil Kalantari

7.Japan

Masami Yamada

8.Jordan

Abdel Nabi Fardous
Jamal Alrusheidat

9.Mozambique

Helder R. Gemo

10.Nepal

Gana Pati Ojha

Birendra Bir Basnyat

11.Peru

Oscar Ortiz

Willy Pradel

12.Philippines

Florencia G. Palis

Rica Joy B. Flor

Grant Robert Singleton

13.Trinidad&Tobago

Joseph Seepersad
Wayne G Ganpat

14.Zimbabwe

C. T. Gadzirayi
E. Mutandwa
Mufambi
J. Chihiya
T.A. Tigere
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