Digital knowledge management in agricultural research and development Bharti V.K.1, Bhan Suraj2, Raj Hans3, Meetali4, Deepshikha4, Bharti Sanjay5 1Chief Production Officer, Directorate of Knowledge Management in Agriculture, Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi-110012 2President, Soil Conservation Society of India, New Delhi 3Ex-Information System Officer, Directorate of Knowledge Management in Agriculture, ICAR, New Delhi 4Scholars, Electronics & Communication Engineering 5Scholar, Printing & Graphic Communication Engineering Corresponding author Email id: cpoicar@yahoo.com
Online published on 22 August, 2016. Abstract Communicating agricultural knowledge is utmost important not only for the benefit of researchers but it is more important for the overall agricultural growth of the country. Technologies developed by the researchers after long dedicated and hard work should be known to the farmers, researchers, policymakers and stakeholders so that the research can be applied for the growth of their productivity. The farmers are to be informed about the benefits of the technologies in a very simple, understandable language so that the new innovations are widely acceptable. Communicating research is an essential part of disseminating knowledge to the concerned people in a systematic manner through a right platform at the right time for the ultimate impact. In order to manage their farms successfully, small farmers require information and knowledge on a variety of technical and market matters. The information helps the farmers make correct decisions in the world of available choices. This includes the crop, the variety, various other inputs, and how much, when, and how to use them. With development, as the number of options expand and become more and more complex, this decision-making becomes increasingly difficult. Growing variation in the market and agro-climatic environment with globalization and climate change makes this more risky and crucial. Systems to provide good information and knowledge to the small farmers are thus, becoming increasingly important for their viability, well-being and productivity. Top Keywords E-agriculture, ICT, e-product, e-media, e-publication, agropedia, e-learning, repository, e-choupal, Portal, knowledge innovative, mKrishi, Web-mail. Top |