Anisul Islam Noor :
The government has planned to boost agriculture production and marketing capacity of farmers by using smart technology.
After implementation of the plan farmers will get information in his mobile device about pest infection, weather update and use of fertilizer as per soil condition so that they can take action immediately.
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University (BSMAU) is implementing the project while a joint venture of Chinese Huawei Technologies iSoftStone will provide technological support.
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed with three organizations in this regard recently. The organizations are: the Center for Research and Information (CRI), iSoftStone and BSMAU.
Talking with The New Nation Project Investigator and Associate Professor of BSMAU Rashidul Hasan said that from the device of farmers data will send to the server installed at the Agriculture University, which will analyse it and send back to the farmers’ mobile in local language both in text and audio format using suitable applications.
He said, actions based on this real-time information can reduce costs by 15 to 20 percent and increase production also by 15 to 20 percent of the farmers’ production. Therefore farmers
will get benefits 30 to 40 percent for using this technology.
The government also planned to set up an ICT centre in village level named e-village, where the farmer will get information about latest market price of different crops, fertilizer, pesticide, using of latest innovated agriculture technology and information about different modern agriculture equipment, said Md. Fazle Wahed, additional Secretary (Research), Ministry of Agriculture.
Vice-Chancellor of BSMAU Professor Dr Md Mahbubur Rahman told journalists on Sunday that a combination is required in the country’s commercially agriculture production, modern marketing system and farmers level for better financial benefit of the sector.
E-village is a step toward setting up such combination in the village level, he said.
In December last, another tripartite MoU was signed among Advanced Chemical Industries Ltd. (ACI), Netherlands Development Organisation (SNV) and the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) for implementing the project Intelligent Decision Support System (IDSS) to provide customized advisory services to farmers utilizing advanced Geo-data.
IDSS aspires to raise awareness providing advanced agronomic practice and building resilience through monitoring and early alert services. The project is co-financed by Netherlands Space Office & ACI Limited.
Besides, the Department of Agriculture Marketing (DAM) is working to quick update of information regarding agriculture products, weather and climate and about different diseases of crops as farmers can able to know it as soon as possible.
The government has planned to boost agriculture production and marketing capacity of farmers by using smart technology.
After implementation of the plan farmers will get information in his mobile device about pest infection, weather update and use of fertilizer as per soil condition so that they can take action immediately.
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University (BSMAU) is implementing the project while a joint venture of Chinese Huawei Technologies iSoftStone will provide technological support.
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed with three organizations in this regard recently. The organizations are: the Center for Research and Information (CRI), iSoftStone and BSMAU.
Talking with The New Nation Project Investigator and Associate Professor of BSMAU Rashidul Hasan said that from the device of farmers data will send to the server installed at the Agriculture University, which will analyse it and send back to the farmers’ mobile in local language both in text and audio format using suitable applications.
He said, actions based on this real-time information can reduce costs by 15 to 20 percent and increase production also by 15 to 20 percent of the farmers’ production. Therefore farmers
will get benefits 30 to 40 percent for using this technology.
The government also planned to set up an ICT centre in village level named e-village, where the farmer will get information about latest market price of different crops, fertilizer, pesticide, using of latest innovated agriculture technology and information about different modern agriculture equipment, said Md. Fazle Wahed, additional Secretary (Research), Ministry of Agriculture.
Vice-Chancellor of BSMAU Professor Dr Md Mahbubur Rahman told journalists on Sunday that a combination is required in the country’s commercially agriculture production, modern marketing system and farmers level for better financial benefit of the sector.
E-village is a step toward setting up such combination in the village level, he said.
In December last, another tripartite MoU was signed among Advanced Chemical Industries Ltd. (ACI), Netherlands Development Organisation (SNV) and the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) for implementing the project Intelligent Decision Support System (IDSS) to provide customized advisory services to farmers utilizing advanced Geo-data.
IDSS aspires to raise awareness providing advanced agronomic practice and building resilience through monitoring and early alert services. The project is co-financed by Netherlands Space Office & ACI Limited.
Besides, the Department of Agriculture Marketing (DAM) is working to quick update of information regarding agriculture products, weather and climate and about different diseases of crops as farmers can able to know it as soon as possible.
