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.
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