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hardly get access to previously. It offers various benefits to practices will only grow, making it an indispensable tool in
the benefit of the efficiency of the farm, its productivity, and modern farming.
profitability. With a mobile phone, the farmer can get all Other advantages of Mobile phone on installed
sorts of information on crops, soil conditions, climate, application
rainfall, seed varieties, and machineries at hand and in real-
time. This localized and timely information helps farmers 1. eMandi
eMandi is an online mobile application used for commodity
make well-informed decisions tailored to their specific needs trading across Agricultural Produce Market Committees
and geographical conditions, enabling them to maximize (APMCs) in India. It connects major APMCs with key
productivity while minimizing risks.
markets, provides transaction logging and streaming of
One of the key benefits of mobile phone technology is the market data and SMS-based authenticated trading, and
convenience it offers. Farmers can access organized and allows direct transactions from trader to farmer without
regularly updated information through various agricultural commission agents. It also allows stock and inventory
applications and platforms, eliminating the need for time- tracking for each commission agent and traders. It has
consuming searches or reliance on external sources. This integrated mobility solutions over SMS, Windows Mobile,
ease of use not only saves time but also reduces the physical Android, and iOS. eMandi provides a transparent platform
and financial burden associated with traditional methods of for farmers to sell their grains directly to traders, send
information retrieval. Whether it is learning about the latest trading tips and daily reports by SMS, and operate across all
agricultural techniques or finding solutions to pest platforms. It ties together all stakeholders, thereby reducing
infestations, mobile phones serve as a one-stop resource for the time to market.
farmers.
2. Kisan Suvidha
Market connectivity has also been significantly enhanced Kisan Suvidha is an omnibus mobile app developed to help
through mobile phones, bridging the gap between farmers, farmers by providing relevant information. The app provides
buyers, and sellers. Due to their better access and view of information to farmers on weather, market prices, dealers,
potential markets, farmers can directly communicate with plant protection, IPM practices, seeds, expert advisory, Soil
the buyers and engage in price negotiations free from Health Card, godowns and cold storage. The information is
intermediaries; subsequently, their profit margins are currently provided in English, Hindi, Tamil, Gujarati, Odia
expanded. Mobile phones offer live quotes on commodity and Marathi.
prices that enable farmers to update their knowledge on the 3. Pusa Krishi
trends in those markets and thus sell their crops at the right This mobile app was launched for farmers in order to take
time. This transparency enables them to avoid exploitation
and get good prices for their crops. the technology to farm elds. Provides information related to
new varieties of crops developed by the Indian Council of
The other very important advantage of mobile phones is Agricultural Research (ICAR), resource conserving
their contribution towards improving logistics and supply cultivation practices, farm machinery and its implementation
chain management. Through mobile applications, farmers and production technologies, to the farmers A feedback
can monitor warehousing facilities, manage inventories, and section enables farmers to have a real time conversation
track the movement of goods. If farmers can check the stock with the stakeholders.
level, dead stock, and fulfill the purchase requirement, then 4. ShetkariMasik Android App
produce will reach end consumers on time and in good
quality. Further, mobile technology provides for better “Shetkari Masik” is one of the popular monthly magazines in
planning of storage and transportation that can minimize the Agriculture sector, published since 1965 by the
post-harvest losses and ensure effective delivery of products. Department of Agriculture, Maharashtra. The Android app
Mobile phones also contribute to the overall comfort and for Shetkari magazine has a very simple interface and
precision of agricultural practices. By using applications that requires mobile internet or Wi-Fi connectivity to register and
provide weather forecasts, planting schedules, and irrigation download the issues. Once downloaded, the magazine can be
recommendations, farmers can align their activities with read without internet connectivity.
optimal conditions, improving efficiency and sustainability. 5. Krishi Vigyan
Some applications even offer virtual advisory services, This app provides information in Telugu on modern
allowing farmers to consult experts and receive personalized scienti c management practices for Agriculture &
guidance without having to travel. Horticulture crops growing in Andhra Pradesh, along with
This further becomes a means for the exchange of knowledge photographs. It helps farmers and extension workers in
between farmers and gives the farmers a platform for being identi cation of eld level problems like nutrient de ciency,
more socially integrated with one another. The exchange of pest & diseases and to take decisions at the right time.
best practices, tips, and success stories in social media 6. Krishi Video Advice mobile app
groups, messaging apps, and farmer networks is very useful Krishi Video Advice project aims to provide advisory services
for more informed and connected agricultural ecosystems. related to agriculture and allied sector on farming issues
In a nutshell, mobile phone technology has transformed with the help of a mobile app/smartphone/tab. The project
agriculture by providing farmers with real-time, localized, has been conceptualized by MANAGE to bridge the
and well-organized information. It enhances market information gap between the farmer and the expert. The
connectivity, streamlines logistics, and facilitates precision mobile app works on all smart phones or tabs having
agriculture, thus improving productivity and livelihoods. As android operating system. Any farmer/extension of cer can
mobile technology continues to evolve, its potential to use the mobile app to capture three images of the crop live
further empower farmers and strengthen agricultural from the farmers eld itself and upload the same. The Kisan

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