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M-learning for promoting advancements in agriculture: An innovative educational model for ethiopian farmers
(Research Publication, 2020) S. Vikrant; S. Sayyad; A. Kumar; K. Vengatesan; A. Singhal
ICT is bridging the gap for most of the farmers all over the world. The agriculture sector provides not only employment opportunities but also, it’s a very important source of livelihood for farmers. ICT and Agriculture is an important combination nowadays for any country. Rapidly changing in the technologies opened a wide scope in the agriculture sector. Smart farming, Weather prediction, Satellite imaging, Vertical farming, Use of Drones and many other farm automation technologies fascinated for effective farming.It has been observed that farmers in various regions of Ethiopia are unaware of the latest emerging trends and technologies for effective agriculture processes. Apart from that, farmers are suffering economically and socially due to illit-eracy.Some of the other challenges include lack of market knowledge, unpredictable climatic conditions, lack of enhanced practices and lack of crop disease knowledge. This research will propose an educational model for all the farmers to learn and expose the latest technologies in agriculture as well as peer to peer interaction for solving critical issues while farming. In context to the same, we are also focusing on eliminating the language problem for understanding better farming practices. The implementation will improve agricultural productivity and hence, the economy. © Research Publication. All rights reserved.