Federation University: ITECH 5500 Research on IT in Agriculture

This presentation provides an overview of the research proposal on the application of Information Technology in Agriculture. It begins by highlighting the global need to increase food production to meet the demands of a growing population, particularly in developing countries where agriculture is a major economic driver. The proposal emphasizes how IT can help farmers make informed decisions about land usage, crop selection, and market timing. It discusses the role of IT in improving production quantity and quality, reducing communication gaps, and increasing employment opportunities in the agricultural sector. The research aims to understand the importance of IT in agriculture, examining the technologies used to enhance agricultural standards and reduce poverty. The methodology involves collecting secondary data from various sources and employs an inductive research approach with an exploratory design. The presentation outlines key research questions related to IT's impact on the agricultural sector, including how it affects production, employment, pricing, and the role of government and instruments used by farmers to improve productivity. The presentation also includes ethical considerations and a list of relevant references.

Information Technology in
Agriculture

Introduction

Background
 The Global population is expected to cross the 10 million mark by the
year 2050 and to meet the requirement of food for the growing
population, agriculture has to increase exponentially.
 Maximum increase in the total food production has to take place in
the developing countries as the dependency on agriculture is highly
skewed in these countries.
 The importance of Information technology arises when the farmers
has to make more complicated decision regarding optimum usage of
land on what to produce, when to produce and for whom to produce.
 Information Technology has not only helped in the increase of
production but also to achieve increased and right process of the
produce by the farmers.
 It has helped in the elimination of unnecessary middleman between
the farmers and the government of a nation

Context
 Today, the world has globalized and export import has become the
instrument to achieve an edge in the global market.
 Agricultural products play a major role in the world market and many
underdeveloped countries export them to survive in the global
competition.
 Information Technology helps the agricultural sector to increase the
quantity and the quality of the produce.
 The technology helps to reduce the communication gap between the
experts and the farmers.
 With the help of information technology employment in the
agricultural sector increases and disguised employment which is a big
problem in the agricultural sector shall decrease.

Overview
Agriculture is the base and forms an integral part of an economy. The rural
population, worldwide thrives on Agriculture directly.
The worldwide crop growth has decreased over time, so it is important to
introduce information technology in agriculture to improve the quantity and
quality of production.
Though the researches are being successful, most of the farmers are not
getting the optimum yield due to various reasons.
The framework proposes to induce cost effectiveness in the agricultural field
to increase the productivity of crops and improve the lives of the people.

Summary of Research Questions

Purpose of the study
 This particular topic is important due to the increase in the global
population and increasing demand of agricultural products.
 Information technology has improved other sectors such as the
industrial sector and the banking sector.
 Information technology helps in the reduction of information gap
between the consumer and producer
 Information technology helps the infusion of the service sector with
the agrarian sector
 It helps in the elevation of the income level of the farmers by
providing necessary information to produce the required crops in the
right time.
 Improvement in the information technology itself will help to improve
the process and procedures attained to enhance the production of
food crops.

Research Questions
 How Information Technology will help the Agricultural Sector?
 Which sub divisions in the agricultural sector will benefit the most
from information technology?
 How the price of the agricultural produce will be affected by the use
of Information Technology?
 How much will employment increase if information technology is
infused with agriculture?
 What are the instruments to be used by the farmers to improve
productivity?
 How the government will play a vital role in improving the lives of the
farmers and the intermediaries involved in the process?
 How will information technology in agriculture help in the reduction
of income gap between the rich and the poor.

Aim of the study
 The aim of the research is to understand the importance of
information technology in agriculture.
 It will examine in details the technology being used to improve
agricultural standard.
 It will emphasize on the importance of information technology in
agriculture and how it will help in reducing poverty
 And lastly, it will focus on the role of the state in this sector

Definition of paradigm and
methodology
 Data Collection Method
Secondary Data: Data is to be collected from government reports and
journals, magazines and Organizational Reports such as United Nations,
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.
 Research Type: Applied Research
 Research approach: Inductive Approach
 Research Design: Exploratory
 Sampling: Simple Random Sampling without Replacement.
 Ethical Consideration: Yes

References
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