A framework of the Software Requirements for Crop management based on SRS Conducted by Different NIC Officials is presented.

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Introduction

• A framework of the Software Requirements for Crop
  management based on SRS Conducted by Different
  NIC Officials is presented.
• Production capacity, Production efficiency and
  crop protection are major pillars supporting
  national crop productivity. A high priority is
  the development and subsequent transfer of
  efficient crop technologies and sustainable
  cropping systems to farmers. Overall challenges
  are to increase substantially the knowledge base
  of , and sustainable technology for crop
  production and cropping systems, to improve the
  delivery of technologies generated and to
  promote the use of these systems. Crop management
  involves Pre-harvest management as well as
  Post-harvest management, Marketing, Trade and
  other aspects.

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Crop Management System

• Challenges
• Rapid Growth in Crop Production Productivity
  on Sustained basis
• Balanced Crop Diversification Regional
  Development
• Management of Resources (Land, Soil, Bio-Water,
  Human, Institutional, Financial, Infrastructure
  etc.)
• Timely Availability of Inputs (Seed, Chemical
  Fertilizer, Bio-fertilizer, Chemical Pesticides,
  Bio-pesticides, Bio-control agents, Machinery
  Implements, Credit)
• Extension (Transfer of Technology)
• Plant Protection (Plant Quarantine, Integrated
  Pest Management, Locust Control)
• Risk Management ( Draught, Crop Insurance)
• Competitive Advantages and Guaranty of Minimum
  Returns to Farmers (Marketing, Trade, Minimum
  Support Price)
• Eco-friendly Conservation of Energy
• Organizational Efficiency and Employee
  Productivity

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How to meet the Challenges

• Accurate Identification and Assessment of
  Development Needs
• Better Planning, Implementation and Monitoring of
  Central Crop Development Programs/ Plan Schemes
• Effective Advisory Service to States in
  Formulation and Implementation of Projects
• Effective linkage with Central State
  Governments, Research Institutions,
  Implementing Agencies, Financial Institutions,
  National and International Organizations
• Effective Transfer of Technology and
  Dissemination of Information
• Improve Organizational Productivity
• More Transparency Participatory Approach
• Effective Collaboration of Stakeholders in
  Decision- Making Process and Sharing of
  Resources
• Awareness about Environment Protection Energy
  Conservation

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Crops Directorates

• Crops
• Cereals- Rice, Wheat, Maize, Millets, Coarse
  cereals
• Pulses- Arahar, Lentil, Horse Gram, Black Gram,
  Green Gram, Peas
• Oilseeds- Groundnut, Rapeseed Mustard, Soya
  bean, Sunflower, Safflower, Castor
• Horticulture- Areca nut, Cocoa, Spices, Cashew
  nut
• Cash Crops- Sugarcane, Jute, Cotton
• Vegetables- Potato, Onion, Garlic, other
  vegetables
• Crop Directorates- Rice, Wheat, Pulses, Millets,
  Sugarcane, Oilseeds, Jute , Areca nut Cocoa,
  Cashew nut Spices
• Directorates- Plant Protection, Fertilizer, Bio
  Fertilizer, Farm Machinery Training, All India
  Soil Land Use Survey, Soil Conservation
  Training, Extension, Marketing Inspection,
  Economics Statistics, CACP and PAO

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Crop Development Programs

• Minikit Programme for Rice, Wheat and Coarse
  Cereals
• Oilseeds Production Programme
• Accelerated Maize Development Programme
• National Pulses Development project
• ICDP under Mini-Mission of Technology Mission on
  Cottons
• Post Harvest Technology in Oilseeds, Pulses,
  Maize
• Pilot Scheme on Seed crop insurance
• Quality control Assessment on seeds
• National Project on Development Use of Bio
  Fertilizer
• Promotion of Integrated Pest Management
• Scheme on Estimation of Market Surplus and Post
  Harvest Losses
• Promoting Use of Informatics in Agriculture
• Land Use Survey, Watershed development etc.

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Components of Program

• Minikit Distribution
• Training Program specialized Orientation
  Program
• Training of Farmers Extension workers with
  newly evolved technology
• Production of Breeder, Foundation and Certified
  seeds
• Propagation Adoption of Improved Production
  Technology
• Demonstration of Field Integrated Pest
  Management
• Distribution of Improved Farm Equipments, Plant
  Protection equipments including Power driven
  equipments, Water logging devices, sprinklers
  etc.
• Distribution of Bio Agents, Pheromone Traps,
  Rhizome Cultures, nutrients and micro-nutrients,
  Seed Treatment
• Infrastructure Establishment of Lab, seed
  Storage, Threshing, floor Irrigation
  facilities, IT Infrastructure

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Work Flow

• Crop Development Program

1. Scheme Formulation Fixation of Component
Targets, Fund Release
DAC
4. Scheme Progress Technical support
2.Physical Financial component information
State
2. Physical financial Target allocation
Directorate
3. Scheme Implementation Monitoring
3. Scheme monitoring
Implementing Agency
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Crop Management Solution

• Program Monitoring Information System (Physical
  Financial)
• Crop Weather Watch Information System
• Portal on Crops
• Decision Support Systems using Database on
• Soil Land Use, Soil Fertility, Commodity
  Altus
• Crop Statistics - Crops and Cropping Systems,
  Crop Rotation, Crop Varieties, Area, Production
  and Productivity, Crop Conditions
• Input Statistics Seeds Production
  Distribution (Breeder, Foundation, Certified),
  Availability Consumption of Nutrients (Chemical
  Fertilizer, Bio- fertilizer), Farm implements,
  Plant Protection Equipments, Sprinklers, Plant
  Growth Regulators, Credits
• Mechanical Cultural Practices Seed
  Treatment, Sowing/ Planting methods, Farm
  Operations (Tillage, Seed bed, Mulching,
  Winnowing, Harvesting
• Plant Protection Plant Quarantine,
  Integrated Pest Management ( Insect Pests,
  Disease, Weeds), Locust Control
• Climate Weather
• Post Harvest Practices Storage, Drying,
• Price Statistics ( Cost of Production, Minimum
  Support Price, Farm Price, Wholesale, Retail,
  International Prices, Market Arrivals,
  Government Procurement)
• Trade Statistics- Import Export
• Water Potential Availability of Water
  Resources, Area and Crops Irrigated, Rainfall
• Extension - Training and Field Demonstrations
• Energy Renewable and Non Renewable Sources
  
• Institutions - Government Departments/
  Research, Education, Extension, Scheme
  Implementing Agencies
• Financial Resources General Statistics - GDP,
  Agriculture lab our, agricultural Census, Price
  Index, Capital formation, Employment, Food
  Consumption, Population

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Crop Intelligence System
Soil Climate

• Databases

Crop Production Statistics
Water
Plant Protection
Cultural Practices
Training Demonstrations
Seed
Implements
Financial Resources Schemes
Crop Varieties
Nutrient
Price

Trade
General Statistics
Post Harvest
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On Line Analytical Processing System
Productivity
Irrigation type
Geographic
Weather conditions
Time
Seed Variety
Crop
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Application Software Development Strategy

• Structured System Analysis Design
• Component Model for development Implementation
  
• Client Server System for On Line Transaction
  Processing System using Windows 2000 Server, SQL
  Server 2000, Visual Basic. Net
• Web Enabled System for Access of Information
  using ASP. Net and other Internet Programming
  tools
• Decision Support System using Data Warehousing
  GIS
• Testing plan Acceptance
• Implementation Maintenance

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Software Architecture

• Crop Management System

Com-1
Com-2
Com-3
Database Server
Application Server
Browser Client
Web Server
Application System Components
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Features

• Based on Component model
• Based on Best Practices of Software Development
• Based on State-of-the-art software tools
• Easy to understand, deploy, Test, Port, use,
  Modify, and maintain
• Reliable, Secured, Reusable, robust and Efficient
• User-friendly Menu driven
• Client Server Application
• Intranet for sharing of knowledge and information
• Access of information through Web to citizen

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Reports Generated

• Weekly Report on Crop Weather Watch
• Weekly/Monthly/Annual Report on Physical Progress
  of Scheme (Component, State, Agency basis)
• Weekly/Monthly/Annual Report on Financial
  Progress of Scheme (Accounts Head, State and
  Agency basis)
• Report on Extension Training, Demonstration and
  related activities
• Report on Crop Area, Production Productivity
• Report on Crop related Statistics ( Input
  Consumption, Marketing Trade etc.)
• Reports on Crop and area wise recommended
  Varieties and Package of Practices
• Analytical reports for Decision Support

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Benefits

• DAC will receive online information on key
  indicators of crop development program/scheme
  components
• Automation of Information management at Crop
  Directorates
• Better delivery of information services to
  citizen
• Improved quality of decision making
• Improved Information Management Efficiency at
  Directorate
• Better Employee Motivation
• Effective sharing and increased usage of
  information