New Dimensions in Agricultural Knowledge Management

1. New Dimensions in
Agricultural Knowledge
Management
Perspectives and Priorities
Dr. Srinivasacharyulu Attaluri
Programs Officer
MANAGE
ascharyulu@manage.gov.in
ascharyulu@gmail.com

2. •Farmers’ Producer Organizations
•Value Chain-Wise Knowledge
•Problem-Solving Information
•Customized Services on Mobiles
Agricultural
Knowledge
Management
•Market Focus in Extension
•Partnerships – PPP / PPCP
•e-Extension
•New Extensionist – Smart
Extension at the field level
(Plant Clinics, Agri-Clinics..)
•Opening Research Data
•Climate Resilient Agriculture;
Smart/Intelligent Farming;
Urban Agriculture, Edible
Green, Safe / Quality Foods
•Incubators-Commercialization
of Agri. Technologies
• Emphasis on Allied Sectors
•R&D in Science and
Technology ; Data Science
•Institutional Repositories
•Library Consortiums – Open
Journals, On-line Databases
•Opening Access to Digital
Information
•Agri-Business Education Programs
•Open Educational Resources
•New Educational Programs for Farmers
/ In-Service Staff / Stakeholders
•New Sharing Platforms (Farmers’
Portals, Commodity Portals, MOOCs,
Social Media) – Massively Empowered
Classrooms
•Linking Farmers to Markets &
Consumers (Contract Farming..
•Market Intelligence; Futures
Markets, Commodity Exchanges
•On-line Markets – New
Marketing Information Systems
(End-to-End Solutions)
•Marketing Extension
•Social Media
•IoT – Drones, Precision Farming
•Big Data
• ML - Artificial Intelligence
•Agri-Entrepreneurship Development
•Agri-Incubators
•Information on Skills, Ventures, Startups etc
•Private Agri-Advisory Services
New Dimensions in Agricultural Knowledge Management
Communities
•Innovations from Farmers, CBOs, NGOs
•Positive Deviance by Communities
•Partnership Programs

3. Areas and Opportunities
Areas Opportunities
Farmer-Focused ICT Applications by
Governments / Private Sector – Mobile Apps,
SMS Services, ICT Application for Extension
Advisory; Research Management; Automation
of Agri. Schemes and Programs etc.
• Development of e-Agriculture Strategies for Upscaling ICT
Initiatives
• Consultation on PPP models in ICTs
• Documentation of Successful Models, Impact Assessment
• Sharing of Good Practices for Rollout
• Capacity Development Program on e-Agriculture for Senior
Managers
• Database of Farmer-Focused Applications
Mixed Media - Social Media Platforms;
Community Radio; Farmers’ Portals;
Commodity Portals, Farmers Call Centers etc.
• Capacity Development Programs - Training
• Preparation of Guidelines / Communication Plans for Effective
Sharing of Agricultural Knowledge on New Platforms.
• Sharing on Standards, Information Management Practices and
Content Management Systems, Govt. Policies
• Case Studies, Impact Assessment Reports etc.
Internet of Things (IoT) in Agriculture,
Intelligent Farming, Partnerships with IT
Companies
• Awareness Building through Workshops / Conferences
• Documentation of Successful Precision Farming Initiatives
Opening Access to Agricultural Research Data
and Information; Big Data and Open Data
Initiatives
• Mapping Agricultural Research Data / Information on Investment,
Policies, Technologies – Promoting Sharing of Information through
Knowledge Gateways / Portals
• Facilitation of Global Open Data Initiatives in the Region through
Advocacy, Policy Support and Capacity Development
• Leading High-Level Policy Dialogue in the Region

4. Areas Opportunities
Marketing Information Services & Applications • Sharing of MIS Experiences through Workshops
• Preparation of Cases of e-Marketing, Market Intelligence and
Forecasting
• Preparation of Status Report
Innovations by Communities, Innovations by
Farmer Producer Organisations, Research
Innovations, Institutional Innovations,
Management Innovations, Process Innovation
• Innovation Workshops
• Documentation of Innovations and Positive Deviance by
Communities in the field of Agriculture and Allied Areas.
• Training Programs on Process Documentation of Agricultural
Innovations by Institutions
Agricultural Education and Learning Systems • Promotion of Online Electronic Resources in the Agricultural
Universities and NARIs through Advocacy and Partnership
Programs
• Capacity Development Programs on Agriculture-MOOCs
• Closely working with Commonwealth of Learning (CoL)
Universities and similar organizations
Agricultural Libraries and Documentation
Centers
• Promotion of Institutional Repositories through tailor-made
Training Programs for agricultural librarians in the region.
• Networking of Agricultural Inst. Repositories in the region.
• Regional Conference of Agricultural Librarians and
Documentalists to Promote Consortium / Networking
Approaches for Sharing Information Resources
Areas and Opportunities

5. Thank You