1. Use of ICT in decision support for enhancing Kharif Production Department of Agriculture Bihar, Patna

2. Major Kharif Crops Rice 1.Promotion of SRI Tech 2.Promotion of Hybrid Rice 3.Promotion of paddy transplanter & drum seeder 4.Promotion of tolerance verieties Maize 1.introduction in non traditional area 2.inter cropping Pulses 1.Area expansion 2.Pulses development programme Oilseed Oilseed programmes

3. Factors Which affect the Kharif Crop Rain Temperature Timely availability of quality Seed & Fertilizers Availability of Pesticide Appropriate advisory before activity Soil health Monitoring the situation which may affect Kharif crops

4. Use of ICT Farmers- The real beneficiaries Identification through Registration of Farmers Awareness through SMS or Recorded voices Advisory through SMS – mkisan portal Kisan Call Center- Awareness through Advertisement via Newspaper, Radio, Television Whether alert through different mediums

5. Farmer’s Identification Registration of real beneficiaries i.e. Farmers and provision to get unique registration numbers. Using the unique ID farmers would be able to apply for different subsidy schemes provided by Agriculture Department. Krishi MIS is an innovative step taken by Department of Agriculture, Bihar to create a centralized platform for delivering schemes and services provided by the department to citizens and giving access to information and updates for all.

6. Overview

7. Farmer Registration

8. Acknowledgement Receipt

9. Scope of KRISHI-MIS Scope of Krishi MIS is broad. Beneficiary registration Licencing Scheme management Training eKisan Bhawan Quality control HRMS Krishi MIS will also keep the updated record through different modules. So that headquarter could monitor it properly to enhance the agriculture production.

10. Awareness through SMS With the collaboration of IFFCO Kisan Sanchar Seva- The registered farmers can get important SMSs timely related to Kharif crop practices. The registered farmers database in Krishi MIS could be added later for enhancing the number of SMS recipients.

11. Kisan Call center Through the Kisan call centers farmers could get important advices by the Expert Team of Agriculture Science. Strengthening skilled personnel to improve quality solutions. This is toll free number “1800-180-1551”

12. Advertisement through Media Newspaper- At the beginning of Kharif Season awareness can be developed by advertisement for different crop. Radio- New techniques can be popularized through radio talk. Television- Advertisement of techniques as well as schemes on TV

13. Whether forecast Kharif crops are based on Monsoon so whether information is important. With the help of Meteorological Department we could spread the information to farmers.

14. Thank You