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INTRODUCTION

• KIRAN is a user platform instrumental

in harnessing the power of scientific knowledge and technology innovation for strengthening agricultural production systems in NE Region through dynamic partnership and convergence among the diverse stake

OBJECTIVE

• To create a knowledge and technology

repository for NE region.

• To act as an information, knowledge and

technology gateway.

• To provide a platform for interface among

stakeholders in agricultural development.

through dynamic partnership and convergence among the diverse stake holders. Achieving sustainable food production to feed the increasing populations of the fragile lands of the NE Region is an enormous challenge. ICAR Research Complex, Barapani envisages an information portal for agriculture to ensure an efficient use of knowledge and technology products, promoting innovative approaches and solutions aimed at improving human resource with the right knowledge skills in the NE region.

stakeholders in agricultural development.

• Foster

linkages among partners and collaborate with State and regional

• rganizations.
• Act as a catalyst to strengthen the existing

institutional capacity through convergence and networking.

• Provide

Technology and Development consultancy along with details

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technology dynamics and kinetics.

• Programme

sustainable agricultural developments in the region and provide support for future strategy formulation in research and extension.

16th July, 2012: Official launch of KIRAN in web

EXPERT SMS Service

• KIRAN has started to send SMS to the

farmers since July, 2013. Currently SMS is sent both in English and Khasi (local language) in the state

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Meghalaya covering almost all districts and blocks.

• Total numbers of registered farmers is

3569 till date. TRACKING SMS Service

• Recently

KIRAN has introduced the TRACKING SMS (July 2014) to the farmers, both the dealer/ Institutional hubs and the farmers have to register themselves in order to receive the SMS

• This SMS helps

the farmers to rear livestock and protect their livestock from

• Total numbers of registered farmers is

3569 till date.

• Total number of messages sent till date is

5,70,663 which include suggestions, guidance, preventions, technological advices and weather forecasting etc.

• Most of the farmers respond to us through

calls and personal discussions about the benefits of this SMS in their agricultural

• activities. It has really helped them in

knowing and using the new system of technology in cultivating crops and rearing

• f livestock . Its has increased their

awareness and also it influences

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farmers to register as well.

• This SMS helps

the farmers to rear livestock and protect their livestock from

• diseases. From the day of purchasing or

procurement, a message is sent every morning to them, till the later stages ,when the animal/bird are ready to be sold in the market.

• Tracking SMS helps the farmers to know

better about the methods

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rearing livestock and get additional incomes by linking them to dealers.

• Currently Tracking SMS has been started

for Pig and Poultry farmers , around 400 farmers have been registered. Other Tracking systems for crops and other livestock are also being generated.

• KIRAN

is a farmer friendly information portal, that has organized some field visits to villages in different districts of Meghalaya , and initiated them about Generic and Tracking SMS services of Kiran.

• On field visits we get the opportunity
• On field visits we get the opportunity

to communicate and get to know their actual problems, as many of them are

• uneducated. Most of them

lack the knowledge about utilizing the governmental facilities which is near their vicinity.

• Also we have helped the farmers to

form Farmer Clubs (6) in their respective villages and get registered with NABARD.

KIRAN working mechanism

Technology Developed Accessed by farmer Accessed by farmer Applied to field Applied to field Query Query

KIRAN

Crop produced by farmer Crop produced by farmer Market information

Market Market

Price & Info sharing Query Query

Networking through KIRAN

Networking the north east- Diverse agro climatic regions linked together Networking the north east- Diverse agro climatic regions linked together

Assam Tripura Nagaland Arunachal

Networking the north east- Diverse agro climatic regions linked together Networking the north east- Diverse agro climatic regions linked together

Meghalaya Sikkim Manipur Mizoram

• Kiran infrastructure is housed in the state server section of the

NIC with access to state -of -the art computing facilities.

• Cloud computing would be an intrinsic feature of Kiran.

The state server has 24x7 maintenance and 100% power back up with three levels of generator and UPS interventions. The website is protected against deliberate hacking/phishing/malware and any attempts at vilifying content/information. Elaborate security checks for the website are already in place.

KIRAN- Housing, maintenance and upkeep…….

Kiran infrastructure is housed in the state server section of the NIC with access to state -of -the art computing facilities. Cloud computing would be an intrinsic feature of Kiran.

• The state server has 24x7 maintenance and 100% power back up

with three levels of generator and UPS interventions.

• The

website is protected against deliberate hacking/phishing/malware and any attempts at vilifying content/information.

• Elaborate security checks for the website are already in place.

Convergence of Kiran with Farmer Needs Integration of services and diversifications The entire spectrum of services would cover three major aspects

• Agricultural knowledge database creation and constant
• Agricultural knowledge database creation and constant

updating of knowledge inputs

• Farmer specific information compilation and inputs regarding

availability of critical farming inputs.

• Development of farmer information delivery systems so as to

enable the accurate and correct delivery of information on a timely basis.

Short messaging services to deliver useful agricultural information The delivery of agricultural advisories in terms of SMS (Short messaging Service) to farmers would be done with two major areas of emphasis. The first one would be concerned with delivery of agricultural message to farmers with an idea of covering the technologies or practices that are “ ” to farmers with an idea of covering the technologies or practices that are seasonally relevant and contextually important to address farming issues. In the second type of messaging service it would be attempted to devise a “hand-holding service”for the farmers who procure specific agricultural inputs like seeds, animal germplasm, fish seed, horticultural rootstocks,

• etc. In this type of messaging, regular alerts regarding the practices to be

followed would be given in advance as agrimessages and enable the farmers to adopt critical practices in a timebound and guided manner.

Apart from this other areas that would be covered under the SMS service would be information on markets, daily prices and trends of production. There would also be information conveyed regarding farming practices that are most suitable for a particular location and particular type of crop. that are most suitable for a particular location and particular type of crop. In the reverse category, i.e, farmer to Kiran messaging, a call center attending to farmer specific queries would be created. A link up with the IVRS facility would be devised. Photographic data uploads for attending to specific queries on the basis of visual data evaluation would be made available.

Technology

• Notable technologies that have been developed in various

centers of KIRAN

• List of technologies ready for adoption (do able).

A technology road map and adoption plan for the variety of

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that would be available to the farmers/agrientrepreneurs. Notable technologies that have been developed in various centers of KIRAN List of technologies ready for adoption (do able).

• A technology road map and adoption plan for the variety of
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that would be available to the farmers/agrientrepreneurs.

Research

• The major research achievements
• list of ongoing research projects
• Publications of the center

Research themes and road maps of various centers. Past research achievements and the consequent benefits Major research related events in KIRAN centers viz, visits of experts, meetings conducted

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scheduled, seminars, workshops would also be displayed. The major research achievements list of ongoing research projects

• Publications of the center
• Research themes and road maps of various centers.
• Past research achievements and the consequent benefits
• Major research related events in KIRAN centers viz, visits of

experts, meetings conducted

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scheduled, seminars, workshops would also be displayed.

Expertise and contacts

• The list of available resource persons under various disciplines, with a brief

backdrop on their specialization and work area

• A contact number along with mail ID and contact details.

List

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facilities along with contact resources for utilizing the instruments/facilities would be provided. Call center information, mode of invoking the call center and user related query procedures would be displayed after enabling the same. The list of available resource persons under various disciplines, with a brief backdrop on their specialization and work area

• A contact number along with mail ID and contact details.
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facilities along with contact resources for utilizing the instruments/facilities would be provided.

• Call center information, mode of invoking the call center and user related

query procedures would be displayed after enabling the same.

Products/packages

• A list of all available products, packages and technology

bouquets.

• Product details, pricing and mode of usage would also be

displayed. A list of all available products, packages and technology bouquets.

• Product details, pricing and mode of usage would also be

displayed.

Products from diverse areas could be pooled and marketed under a single brand

KIRAN MARKETING PLATFORM Develop marketing links Showcase products and product profiles Develop buyer seller interface Develop product enquiry kiosk KIRAN MARKETING PLATFORM Develop marketing links Showcase products and product profiles Develop buyer seller interface Develop product enquiry kiosk

E learning and multimedia portal In this portal it would be attempted to create visual movie modules on scientific and technology driven interventions so as to enable farmers, through KVK’s to gain access to multimedia presentations on farming

• techniques. It may not be possible for farmers at all times to avail ‘on-site

training “hence through this portal a distance training mechanism can be ’ ‘ training “hence through this portal a distance training mechanism can be enabled. Simple cartoon based presentations to present complex farming techniques and modes of operation can be created to make the exercise more user-friendly and academically less demanding. The concept of integration of existing conventional farming practices with certain technology updating would be done with care so that the practice being advocated can be adapted at ease by the farmer.

The development of geo-spatio-temporal tools would be done under this category. A virtual map of designated areas depicting important informations like ’ A virtual map of designated areas depicting important informations like seed sources, fertilizer outlets, veterinary dispensaries, state agricultural centers, KVK’s, SAU Stations would be depicted and cartographically converted. This would enable any user to have an idea along with approach guidelines regarding the sources of input availability.

Dealer/ Institutional apply online registration in the portal Dealer/ Institutional apply online registration in the portal Farmer details already recorded in Database through the project ICAR Expert SMS Service to Farmers Farmer details already recorded in Database through the project ICAR Expert SMS Service to Farmers Dealer / Institutional logs in and connect the registered farmers to his account for procurement purpose Dealer / Institutional logs in and connect the registered farmers to his account for procurement purpose

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Advisory Cycle content of each specialization given by the experts recorded in Database (like Poultry, Piggery, ginger) Advisory Cycle content of each specialization given by the experts recorded in Database (like Poultry, Piggery, ginger)

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Work Flows of KIRAN TRACKING SYSTEM

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Dealer/ Institutional hub received login details via SMS Dealer/ Institutional hub received login details via SMS Dealer / Institutional logs in and connect the registered farmers to his account for procurement purpose Dealer / Institutional logs in and connect the registered farmers to his account for procurement purpose For every purchase, Tracking system will record purchase details containing entries like purchase items, purchase date, etc.

• nce the purchase is done the due

Advisory SMS will be sent to farmer who procured the inputs. For every purchase, Tracking system will record purchase details containing entries like purchase items, purchase date, etc.

• nce the purchase is done the due

Advisory SMS will be sent to farmer who procured the inputs.

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System Intelligent , Every Morning at the particular period say (7 AM) the system will send the Advisory SMS to those farmers who have done the procurement till the end of the Advisory cycle System Intelligent , Every Morning at the particular period say (7 AM) the system will send the Advisory SMS to those farmers who have done the procurement till the end of the Advisory cycle The Dealer/ Institution can view the purchase details as well as the SMS sent to the respective farmers. The Dealer/ Institution can view the purchase details as well as the SMS sent to the respective farmers. ICAR approved Dealer registration ICAR approved Dealer registration

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Online Dealer Registration

Multi or Dynamic Procurement Process By Dealer

View Advisory Content By ICAR Experts

• Every morning the system is programmed (say @ 7:00AM) to execute/sent the

advisory SMS to those farmers who have done the procurement from the dealer.

• System checks whether advisory cycle is completed or not for a particular

procurement.

• System also checks Which SMS is to be sent to the farmer who is due for any

particular procurement ID.

• System Checks and confirm to ensure that the SMS reaches the intended recipient.
• The process of sending SMS of the procurements is repeated till the Advisory cycle is

completed (eg Poultry is 42 days).

System is Intelligent

• Every morning the system is programmed (say @ 7:00AM) to execute/sent the

advisory SMS to those farmers who have done the procurement from the dealer.

• System checks whether advisory cycle is completed or not for a particular

procurement.

• System also checks Which SMS is to be sent to the farmer who is due for any

particular procurement ID.

• System Checks and confirm to ensure that the SMS reaches the intended recipient.
• The process of sending SMS of the procurements is repeated till the Advisory cycle is

completed (eg Poultry is 42 days).

Diagram of System Intelligent

The ICAR/KIRAN users will register the farmers and experts details The ICAR/KIRAN users will register the farmers and experts details Master Entry for crops and livestock, affiliation, organization and expert designation Master Entry for crops and livestock, affiliation, organization and expert designation

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Admin will create the user for the ICAR department with respect to their roles. Admin will create the user for the ICAR department with respect to their roles.

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Work Flow of the ICAR Experts SMS Services to Farmers

Admin can view the log trends of users, modify the user roles, block or unblock the users and reset the user password manually Admin can view the log trends of users, modify the user roles, block or unblock the users and reset the user password manually

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The Admin or ICAR user will send the Advisory SMS to farmers based on the specialization area or common/Seasonal/Climatic SMS The Admin or ICAR user will send the Advisory SMS to farmers based on the specialization area or common/Seasonal/Climatic SMS View SMS sent to farmers based on specific period with or without farmer filtering View SMS sent to farmers based on specific period with or without farmer filtering

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Login Form

Master Data Entry of Crops & Live Stock

Farmer Registration Page

View SMS Sent to Farmers

Village Locators

Summary Transactions

Sl No States Total of registered farmers

Project Was Initiated : 2012 Project Was Launched: June 2013

Sl No States Total of registered farmers 1 Meghalaya 3948 2 Sikkim 195 3 Arunachal Pradesh 228 4 Nagaland 829 5 Manipur 304 6 Tripura 14 7 Assam 89

Summary Transactions in Meghalaya State

Sl No Years Total No of Farmers Registration Total No of SMS Sent to Farmers

1 2013 2018 2,11,144 1 2013 2018 2,11,144 2 2014 3119 6,69,490 3 2015 till date 447 5,70,663

Conclusion

• Farmers receiving timely and accurate advices on their crops and live

stocks from the Experts under different specializations.

• It increases the number of farmer’s registrations.
• Farmers interact more with ICAR Experts on various issues.
• From the farmers/citizen point of view, cutting down of the cost of

investment for their crops and live stocks.

• The reports help the Experts to identify which farmer or locations have

not yet received the SMS advice.

• Farmers receiving timely and accurate advices on their crops and live

stocks from the Experts under different specializations.

• It increases the number of farmer’s registrations.
• Farmers interact more with ICAR Experts on various issues.
• From the farmers/citizen point of view, cutting down of the cost of

investment for their crops and live stocks.

• The reports help the Experts to identify which farmer or locations have

not yet received the SMS advice.

Future Enhancement

• Online Farmers & Experts Registration.
• To incorporate this e-Service in the whole North Eastern Region.
• To incorporate all local languages, As of know SMS in Khasi language

has been implemented.

• Due to this service other new technologies are in the pipeline of

development like E-business between farmers and trader, agro weather advisory system, Intelligent Advisory System & E-learning.

• Online Farmers & Experts Registration.
• To incorporate this e-Service in the whole North Eastern Region.
• To incorporate all local languages, As of know SMS in Khasi language

has been implemented.

• Due to this service other new technologies are in the pipeline of

development like E-business between farmers and trader, agro weather advisory system, Intelligent Advisory System & E-learning.

Future Agenda… Future Agenda…

• To identify Nodal representatives and facilitators at various KIRAN centers.
• A SMS based service for buyer-seller interface is planned to be initiated by

end of July, 2013.

• Set up a voice and texting facility for regularly updating farmers through

SMS or call alerts

After this,

• Alert services regarding any change that is anticipated either in prices, disease
• ccurrence, weather, stock availability
• Enable a virtual tracking service with the sole intention of guiding the farmers

with regard to input acquisition, management interventions and marketing supports.

• Monitor the performance of farmers and offer interventions in terms of

“technical volunteers” to help the farmer gain maximally in future endeavors.

• Setting up a vehicle network similar to the 108 facility to deliver inputs/solutions

to the farmers doorstep.

Tasks at hand

• To identify Nodal representatives and facilitators at various KIRAN centers.
• A SMS based service for buyer-seller interface is planned to be initiated by

end of July, 2013.

• Set up a voice and texting facility for regularly updating farmers through

SMS or call alerts

After this,

• Alert services regarding any change that is anticipated either in prices, disease
• ccurrence, weather, stock availability
• Enable a virtual tracking service with the sole intention of guiding the farmers

with regard to input acquisition, management interventions and marketing supports.

• Monitor the performance of farmers and offer interventions in terms of

“technical volunteers” to help the farmer gain maximally in future endeavors.

• Setting up a vehicle network similar to the 108 facility to deliver inputs/solutions

to the farmers doorstep.

Mentor and facilitator links:

• “Agrigate” - Technology issue or query raised by people with responses

by experts.

• “Experience gateway”- would be updated with new experiences.
• “Query Site”
• “Farmer Registration Forum”
• An “Adoption Option” would also be made available wherein

interested individuals could be assembled to form SHG’s and formulate projects.

• A “Guide Me” facility would be made available wherein the entire

exercise from project conceptualization to financing/credit sourcing and implementation would be facilitated.

Mentor and facilitator links:

• “Agrigate” - Technology issue or query raised by people with responses

by experts.

• “Experience gateway”- would be updated with new experiences.
• “Query Site”
• “Farmer Registration Forum”
• An “Adoption Option” would also be made available wherein

interested individuals could be assembled to form SHG’s and formulate projects.

• A “Guide Me” facility would be made available wherein the entire

exercise from project conceptualization to financing/credit sourcing and implementation would be facilitated.

Services

• 1. Academic and data related
• 2. Long term farmer facilitation
• 3. Short term or query related protocols

Futuristic services………

• Agri business incubator
• Agri finance facilitator
• Agri market locator
• 1. Academic and data related
• 2. Long term farmer facilitation
• 3. Short term or query related protocols

Futuristic services………

• Agri business incubator
• Agri finance facilitator
• Agri market locator

Major points to be addressed-

• The most important issue is orientation of partners and stakeholders who could be very

useful components of Kiran.

• Information

sharing and transmission protocols need to be developed and strengthened.

• Up to this point, whatever information available with the ICAR RC for NER, Barapani has

been collated and uploaded, however other stakeholders also need to send data.

• Data from other centers should be sent regularly and a scheduled data sharing protocol

should be developed for constant uploads and a wider coverage. State governments can also participate and upload data/information.

• KVK’s should participate by posting area specific information, specific technical queries

and more farmer contacts with respect to areas under them. The periodicity of data transmission may kindly be adhered to ensuring the full utilization of the created platform in providing meaningful and wider information. The potential of the SMS directory of Kiran (KIRANews) to serve as a very advanced database of farmers from various areas of the north east should be explored and put into use by various stakeholders.

Periodic meetings and workshops between various partners of Kiran should now take place at regular intervals, as the portal for information upload is now ready and fully enabled.

The most important issue is orientation of partners and stakeholders who could be very useful components of Kiran. Information sharing and transmission protocols need to be developed and strengthened. Up to this point, whatever information available with the ICAR RC for NER, Barapani has been collated and uploaded, however other stakeholders also need to send data. Data from other centers should be sent regularly and a scheduled data sharing protocol should be developed for constant uploads and a wider coverage. State governments can also participate and upload data/information.

• KVK’s should participate by posting area specific information, specific technical queries

and more farmer contacts with respect to areas under them.

• The periodicity of data transmission may kindly be adhered to ensuring the full

utilization of the created platform in providing meaningful and wider information.

• The potential of the SMS directory of Kiran (KIRANews) to serve as a very advanced

database of farmers from various areas of the north east should be explored and put into use by various stakeholders.

• Periodic meetings and workshops between various partners of Kiran should now

take place at regular intervals, as the portal for information upload is now ready and fully enabled.

Kiran team (ICAR)

1. Dr S.V.Ngachan- Team Leader 2. Dr A.Pattanayak- Plant Biotechnology 3. Dr Arnab Sen- Animal Health 4. Dr A.K.Tripathi- Social Sciences 5. Dr Sandeep Ghatak- Animal Health 6. Dr Uttam Singh- Social Sciences 7. Dr Rajesh Kumar- Natural Resource Management 8. Dr Amrita Bannerjee- Plant Pathology 9. Dr Sandip Mandal- Agricultural Engineering 10. Dr Meraj. H.Khan- Animal Sciences 11. Dr.S.Seeralan- Agricultural Extension 12. Dr Aniruddh Roy- Social Sciences 13. Dr Subhra Saikat Roy 14. Dr Ramkrushna.G.I. 1. Dr S.V.Ngachan- Team Leader 2. Dr A.Pattanayak- Plant Biotechnology 3. Dr Arnab Sen- Animal Health 4. Dr A.K.Tripathi- Social Sciences 5. Dr Sandeep Ghatak- Animal Health 6. Dr Uttam Singh- Social Sciences 7. Dr Rajesh Kumar- Natural Resource Management 8. Dr Amrita Bannerjee- Plant Pathology 9. Dr Sandip Mandal- Agricultural Engineering 10. Dr Meraj. H.Khan- Animal Sciences 11. Dr.S.Seeralan- Agricultural Extension 12. Dr Aniruddh Roy- Social Sciences 13. Dr Subhra Saikat Roy 14. Dr Ramkrushna.G.I.

Kiran team (NIC, Shillong)

• Mr Timothy Dkhar- State Information Officer and Chief,

NIC, Shillong

• Mr Chinmoy Bhattacharjee- DGM- NICSI, Shillong
• Mr Aniket Dutta- NIC, Shillong

Mr Shekhar Dev- NIC, Shillong Mr Pyndaplang Nongpiur- NIC, Shillong Miss Triselle- NIC, Shillong

Kiran team (IIT, Guwahati)

Dr Ranvir Singh- Reader, Computer Sciences- IIT Guwahati Dr Venkatesh- Reader, Computer Sciences, IIT, Guwahati Mr Timothy Dkhar- State Information Officer and Chief, NIC, Shillong Mr Chinmoy Bhattacharjee- DGM- NICSI, Shillong

• Mr Aniket Dutta- NIC, Shillong
• Mr Shekhar Dev- NIC, Shillong
• Mr Pyndaplang Nongpiur- NIC, Shillong
• Miss Triselle- NIC, Shillong
• Kiran team (IIT, Guwahati)
• Dr Ranvir Singh- Reader, Computer Sciences- IIT Guwahati
• Dr Venkatesh- Reader, Computer Sciences, IIT, Guwahati