The country’s premier agri-research body ICAR is working on a scheme to increase agricultural productivity by providing exact information to farmers on the type of crops they should grow, fertiliser and water requirements through the use of GPS technology.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/icar-plans-adopt-gps-technology
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/financial-express-new-delhi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/indian-council-agricultural-research-icar
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/farmers
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/crops
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/uttar-pradesh
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/meerut-d
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ghaziabad-d
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/geographical-information-systems-gis
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agriculture