Who is Responsible for Digitalizing Agriculture Extension?
Digitalizing "Agricultural Extension" or "Advisory Services" is the responsibility of Farmer, Government, Scientists & Researchers.
The plant is in need to a mechanism for growing, a harmonic between soil type, irrigation amount & times, weather, fertilizing, … and many other factors. Farmers may have the knowledge – through their fathers, communities, may be education or practices of agriculture techniques or their environments and systems But They still in need to other knowledge about the cause of the damage to a particular crop, the general principles of pest control, or the ways in which manure and compost are broken down to provide plants with nutrients. Today, in a world of 800 Million hunger, we need a farmer involved in the community Not isolated ! and melting the social definitions about farmers as a little job compared with other jobs. Farmers need motivation and self confidence. They need to learn more about business, prices, markets to be able to increase their revenue.
According to FAO, Agricultural Extension as a concept is “a process of working with rural people in order to improve their livelihoods. This involves helping farmers to improve the productivity of their agriculture and also developing their abilities to direct their own future development”.
And today after technological revolutions, It supposed to unify the way that farmers got the information and instead of exchanging these information in their rural communities, It can be shared in public. [Read also: Five Main Technologies change the future of Agriculture]
Digitalize the agricultural advisory will build two-way link between Farmers, Government, Scientists, university, Markets and all agricultural processes stakeholders.
Farmers
Farmers can get an access to productive services information on input supply, implementation of new production technologies, promotion of environmentally-friendly management methods and environmental protection, early warning systems for drought (pests and diseases) and how to protect their crops, credit, and market prices. Being a part of the agriculture life by Sharing their experiences and help in building new legal rules and reaching their voices to government.
Scientists & Researchers
Killing the gap between the scientists and the farmers. And scientists will find a gate of all real problems of agriculture sector and working to solve it.
Government
Unifying & Centralizing the agricultural data will give the government full access to tons of data about Soil, Diseases, Crops amount & quality & availability, connect to farmers, livestock, Diary production, Machinery & equipment … and many information and data about agriculture sector.
Finally, It is time to digitalize the Agriculture extension/Agricultural advisory by building centralized platform web/mobile app with different access availability to all stakeholders in agriculture sector. A two-way link solution collect/provide with information needed and By analyzing these tons of data, it can be turned into meaningful information and insights that will help in economic decisions and building strong strategy for improving the country production and the quality of product beside augmenting the farmers role in society. Also it will help in protecting plantations from risks such as climate fluctuations.
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