An information network for Indian farmers
Tamil Nadu’s Department of Agriculture has successfully created an internet based information network for 80 lakh farmers in the state. The system envisages itself as a comprehensive knowledge portal to disseminate relevant information to farmers.
AGRISNET was launched in Tamil Nadu on July 29, 2010 through a collaborative effort by various stakeholders. Under this centrally sponsored scheme, state governments can independently determine the outputs and deliverables for AGRISNET for G2C services offered through the portal.
The objective is to offer needs-based and localised information to farmers through the web. The overall mission of the project is to create technical agricultural awareness amongst farming communities. It aims to be “a system for reliable and faster information retrieval, anytime in relation to cropping or crop cultivation.”
The Tamil Nadu AGRISNET portal caters to 80 lakh farmers, providing them with agriculture related information, including availability of seeds and fertilisers across 27,000 dealers and distributors in the state.
AGRISNET not only fulfils the vision of providing G2C services, it was also designed in such a way that it helps in aggregating data for improved planning at the state level.
