Digital agricultural transformation through smart phones and remote-sensing services can help drive rural development and increase food production to meet the global challenge of feeding 9.1 billion people by 2050, according to a report by Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). The report, Digital Technologies in Agriculture and Rural Areas, bats for information and communication technologies (ICTs) — internet-based technologies and applications as well as devices such as phones and satellites — to improve farmers’ access to timely information.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/digital-technologies-agriculture-and-rural-areas-status-report
[2] http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/Digital technologies in agriculture and rural areas Status report.pdf
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/nikola-m-trendov
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/samuel-varas
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/meng-zeng
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/publisher/fao
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/information-and-communication-technology-ict
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agriculture
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/farmers
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/global
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/internet
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rural-development
