Mobile Apps: Role in Indian Agriculture

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Mobile Apps: Role in Indian Agriculture

Manjeet Kaur*

Dept. of Agriculture, Jagannath University, Jaipur, Rajasthan (302 022), India

O. P. Sharma

Dept. of Agriculture, Jagannath University, Jaipur, Rajasthan (302 022), India

Geeta Mohan

Dept. of Agriculture, Jagannath University, Jaipur, Rajasthan (302 022), India

DOI: NIL

Keywords: Indian Farming, Information, Mobile Apps, Technology

Abstract

Most of the people in India are dependent on agriculture. Agriculture contributes almost around 17% of India’s GDP. There are so many factors that affect the agriculture development; however the most important bottlenecks are non-availability of instant information and drudgery involved in farming. To resolve these issues, agriculture should be made more alluring and done smartly. In the current article, we are emphasizing about how the mobile application can be helpful agriculture development faster and hustle free. There are varieties of mobile applications, utilized over the globe for different segments, including farming, but usages are still limited. We have elaborated various agricultural mobile applications which potentially can be used in farming and allied activities as indicated by their source and usage. Presently, in India, there are enormous opportunities for utilizing the smart phones as a part of agricultural improvement.