1. E-Learning in Agriculture
Muhammad Saleem Ahmad Ranjha

2. Bismillah
IrRahman
NiRaheem

3. Pakistan Strengths
Agriculture
 Wheat
7th
 Rice
7th
 Cotton
4th
 Chikpeas
2nd
 Sugarcane
4th

2nd
largest Irrigation System
 2nd biggest glacial system out of Antarctica

4. Pakistan Strengths
Dairy and Live Stock
 Milk
4th
 Buffalo Milk
2nd
 Livestock
2nd
 Meat production
2nd

5. Pakistan Strengths
Horticulture
 Dates
4th
 Mangoes
10th
 Citrus
10th
 Apricots
4th
 Apples
10th
 Onion
3rd

Okra
3rd

Cauliflower
8th

6. Pakistan Human Resources
 Population
6th
 Labor Force
10th
 English Language
5th
 Global Diaspora
6th
 Foreign Remittances
4th

7. Pakistan Strengths ICT
 Phone Lines
120 M
8th
 Internet Connections
31 M
15th

8. Pakistan on Social Media Map
 Facebook
7.8 M
28th
 Twitter
2.0 M
19th
 Linkedin
1.5 M
10th
 Elance
30,000 plus out of 1.3 M users

9. Advantages of E-Learning
 At par with the best institutions of the world
 The World is Flat
now
 Reading Books Newspapers and Magazines
 PDF Versions
 Public data and presentations
 Lectures and Podcasts available

10. Viducate
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VVKHLhD4Y

11. MOOCs n OCW
 http://www.ted.com/talks/anant_agarwal_why_
massively_open_online_courses_still_matter.html

12. Punjab Great Step
 http://elearn.punjab.gov.pk/

13. Beaconhouse
 www.elebeaconhouse.net

14. E-Learning Quran and
Hadith
www.asanquran.com
www.quranexplorer.com
www.tanzil.net
www.millat.com

15. E-Learning Digital Books
 www.scribd.com
 www.4shared.com
 http://beta.hec.gov.pk/InsideHEC/Divisions/eR
eforms/DigitalLibrary/Pages/Mainpage.aspx

16. E-Learning Sources
Basic, Secondary Education & TVET
 www.rehanschool.com
 www.rehantraining.com
 www.teletaleem.com

17. Schools and Colleges
 www.eurekaelearning.com
 www.blossoms.mit.edu

18. E-Learning Sources
College Level
 www.khanacademy.org
 http://ocw.vu.edu.pk/Default.aspx

19. Famous Universities
E Learning Courses
 www.coursera.org
 www.edx.org

20. Some Other Important
Courses
 www.udemy.com
 www.openculture.com
 www.ocwconsortium.com
 www.academicearth.org

21. Making Money from
Social Media
 www.youtube.com
 www.elance.com
 www.fiver.com
 www.odesk.com

22. Issues in Agriculture

23. Ranjha Farms Issues
 Low Salaries, quick turn out of employees
 Heavy cost of fertilizers
 More irrigation and deeper tillage required
 High pH Level
 Decrease in net profit
 Unprofitable dairy stock

24. Sustainable Agriculture
Land Management
 University of Florida
 Dr. George Hochmuth
-How to increase Production?
-How to manage nutrient inputs?
-How to improve the irrigation management?
-How to save the Environment?

25. Triple Bottom Line
 Food Insecurity and need for more production
 Balancing the Agriculture Profitability
 Saving Environment for our future Generations

26. Ranjha Farms
 95 acres of Citrus and fodder
 22 acres of Sugarcane and Bamboo
 100+ animals
 Biogas, Bio-aabs, Compost Fertilizers
 Akhuwat Microfinance
 Iqra Solar Powered Schools
 Solar Power in Mosque and Sponsors House
 E-village and E-Agriculture
 Registered for Carbon Crediting

27. Biogas Solution and
Carbon Crediting
 Biogas
 Biogas by RSPN
 Biogas by Punjab Government
 Savings
 Carbon Crediting
 A New Punjab

28. What I Can Do

29. Some Agriculture Apps
 http://www.croplife.com/editorial/15-best-newagriculture-apps-worth-downloading-in-2014/
 http://www.croplife.com/editorial/15-best-newagriculture-apps-worth-downloading-in2014/#/BlackoutGallery/51104/1
 http://m.agriculture.com/apps

30. Citrus apps

31. The Way Forward
 Linking with Research around the world thru OCW
 Disseminating & translating the same for local milieu
 Developing Mobile Apps, Not web rather Mobile Phone
 Linking with Agriculture Communities
 Their testing and subsequent dissemination in the country and
the world
 Potential for Carbon Finance in Agriculture

32. The Way Forward
 UOS Agriculture College and UOS IT Collaboration
 Support of Punjab Agriculture
 Information Technology University ITU
 Pringit

34. Inshallah
Jazak Allah
&
Allah Hafiz