e G o v e r r n a n c e I I n i i t t i i a t t i i v e s o f f K a r r n a t t a k a S t t a t t e D e p a r r t t m e n t t o f f A g r r i i c u l l t t u r r e

Goal and Objective

    Reaching up to Village Level Providing computer access to farmers through Raita Samparka Kendras (RSKs) To cover the entire farming community Providing necessary agricultural related information to the farmers as and when requests comes from them

Vision Statement

 Reaching the Farmers through e-Media  Bridging the gap between the farmers and the Agriculture Department  Make the farmers more knowledgeable and efficient by providing the latest State-of-the-Art technologies

Infrastructure Available

      Server at the Head Quarters Pentium Client Machines at State, District, Taluk and RSK Level Dot Matrix and Laser Jet Printers Network components RF-Link at the Head Office for E-mail and Internet facility E-mail and Internet facility for field level offices (Broad band and modem)

e-Governance Projects of KSDA

1. RAITAMITRA Website 2. Bhoo Phala (Soil Health Analysis) 3. Agrisnet

1. e-RAITAMITRA Website

KSDA launched its official http://raitamitra.kar.nic.in

in the year 2000.

website Objectives : To provide G2C , G2G and Intra Departmental services Clientele : Farmers, Agricultural inputs dealers, General public, Government Departments, staff of KSDA Architecture : Windows /SAN Web Server Databases : SQL Server

1. e-RAITAMITRA Website-Contd .

Services : 1.

Tips to farmers on a daily basis.

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Information on Seeds stock and fertilizer stock status.

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Seasonal condition Crop condition, cropped area Agricultural statistics 6.

Improved agricultural practices

1. e RAITAMITRA Website-Contd.

Services : 8.

Krishi Pandith Prashasthi information 9.

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Notifications of Recruitments to the Department Right To Information (RTI) Act related information.

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Government notifications Department guidelines and Circulars Content Updation Mechanism : At Head Office Roll out Status : Completed

Web Enabled Applications in Agriculture

 Personnel Information System (PINS)  Monthly Multilevel Review (MMR)  Karnataka Development Programme (KDP)

2. Bhoo Phala (Soil Health Analysis )

Objectives :  To improve Soil Health  Improve accuracy of recommendations.

 Avoid human errors in recommendations.

 Saving time involved in record keeping .

Soil Health Software Services :  To enable timely distribution of Soil Health Cards to farmers which will enable  farmers to use adequate Chemical Fertilizers and organic fertilisers based on the soil analysis Clientele : Farmers, agricultural scientists, policy makers, Government (subsidy schemes) Architechture : Windows/Standalone application Databases : MS Access

Soil Health Software Data Updation Mechanism : Laboratories Through Soil Health Roll-out Status : Has been implemented in all the 23 Soil Health Laboratories Future Plan : This application will be up-graded to web-enabled one.

3. AGRISNET –Centrally sponsored (Agriculture Resources Information System Network)

Objectives :     To provide hardware and Internet connectivity to the block level farmers Improve and provide advisory and extension services to farmers using ICT tools Development of Decision Support Systems and Databases Development of Farmer Centric applications such as input availability and quality control of the same (seed, fertilizer, pesticide), Soil Health Card System, cropping pattern, rain-fed farming and organic farming methods

AGRISNET

Objectives contd.:   Improve dissemination of information on Government Programmes and Services, Agricultural resources and technology.

Improve information exchange within the State Government, between State and Centre for better collaboration, planning and implementation of Government schemes.

AGRISNET

Clientele :  Farmers       Agricultural scientists Processing industries Extension officials Input service providers Central and State Governments Planners and Policy makers and other stake holders

AGRISNET

Modules developed : 1.

Monthly Multilevel Review (MMR) 2.

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Pest Incidence - Natural Calamity Incidence Farm Mechanisation (Beneficiaries) 4.

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Insecticide Quality Control Fertiliser Quality Control Seed Quality Control Shop Masters (Inputs dealers) RSK Profile Monthly Reporting System of ADA and RSK

AGRISNET

Architecture : Windows web server Database : SQL Server 2005 Data Updation Mechanism : At Taluk level

AGRISNET

Roll out Status:  In 2008-09 Chikmagalur and Shimoga were selected for Pilot implementation which concluded successfully.

 In the current year it will be rolled out to the remaining districts.

 The Department will strive to develop farmer centric modules.

AGRISNET

Future Plans – Citizen Centric Applications 1.

Development of Bhoo Chethana (Rainfed Agricultural Mission for productivity Enhancements) 2.

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Development of Micro- irrigation module Up-gradation of Raitamitra website Comprehensive modules for quality control labs Exclusive web-server in the Department

Problems faced in execution of e-Governance projects

 Time lag between identification, reporting and rectification of problems encountered during data entry at field level  Lack of manpower at Taluk level for data entry in agrisnet  Adds to existing work load

Thank You