INFORMATION DELIVERY FOR AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT

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INFORMATION DELIVERY FOR AGRICULTURE AND RURAL
DEVELOPMENT

• by
• G.C. Jain M.D., MCBS Pvt. Ltd., Gandhinagar,
  Gujarat, India

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INDEX

• 1.0 Introduction
• 2.0 Information age Agriculture in India
• 3.0 Information, Communication Applications
• 4.0 Importance of Education Training
• 5.0 Various Communication Technologies their
  reach
• 6.0 Use of Satellite technology for delivering
  IT
• 7.0 DVB-RCS technology benefits
• 8.0 Various examples of use of Satellite
  Technology in Agriculture
• Rural development.
• 8.1 JDCP
• 8.2 Govt. of Gujarat
• 8.3 MANAGE
• 8.4 Many other Experiments

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1.0 Introduction

• Indias economy is agriculture based and 70 of
  Indian population live in rural areas. These
  areas do not have adequate infrastructure such as
  roads, Electricity communication which are most
  essential and considered as basic needs.
• In the age of information, where knowledge
  education play dominant role for the growth and
  economy, India stands for behind because of the
  fact that rural and remote areas are cut off from
  receiving these basis tools of developments.
• In this article, we will provide brief details of
  various tools delivery mechanisms for
  agriculture rural development.

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2.0 Information Age Agriculture In
India Mankind has passed through various ages
and invented various tools in these ages Stone
age Iron age Agricultural Information Tec
hnology Industrial The Information
age is driven by gadgets like computers,
internet, e-commerce, m-commerce, broadband,
digital compression, multimedia, broadcasting,
networking, fibre optics and others.
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• As we see from above, we have passed through
  various ages.

• Although, Industrial, Technology and Information
  age have been effective and playing important
  role in development in various regions of the
  world. In India agriculture age plays a dominant
  role as most people live in rural areas. India
  has not taken advantage of industrial
  technological developments in the field of
  agriculture and therefore Agriculture and rural
  developments remain undeveloped as on date.

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3.0 Information, Communication Applications
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4.0 Importance of Education Training
Education and training more than anything else
determine a countrys prospect for economic and
human development and competitiveness. United
Nations Development Programme
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5.0 Various Communication Technologies Their
Reach
LAST MILE TECHNOLOGY
Population and Geography
Fig. 1
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• Fig. 1 provides details of provisioning rates vs.
  population geography. It is clearly indicated
  that DVB-RCS is most suitable for semi-urban,
  sub-urban, rural and remote areas and thereby
  meeting agricultural needs in relation to
  information communication dissemination.

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6.0 Use of Satellite Technology for delivering IT

• AS WE SEE FROM ABOVE, INDIA STILL DOMINATES
  THE FIELD OF AGRICULTURE ALTHOUGH TECHNOLOGY
  AGE AND INFORMATION AGE ARE ALSO MAKING IMPACT.
• INDIA SHOULD TAKE ADVANTAGE OF BOTH A)
  TECHNOLOGY AND B) INFORMATION TO PROMOTE
  AGRICULTURE .
• INDIA IS A AGRICULTURE BASED COUNTRY.
  AGRICULTURE IS CARRIED OUT IN RURAL AREAS WHICH
  ARE REMOTELY LOCATED.
• INFORMATION, EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATION
  CAN EFFECTIVELY BE BROUGHT TO THESE AREAS
  THROUGH SATELLITES TECHNOLOGY.
• GOVT. OF INDIA IS NOW GIVING DUE IMPORTANCE
  TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF RURAL AREAS WHICH WILL
  HAVE IMPACT ON AGRICULTURE PRODUCTION AND
  ECONOMY.

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• 6.1 SATELLITE TECHNOLOGY
• SATELLITES ARE ONE OF THE BEST MEANS FOR
  BROADCASTING AND COMMUNICATION.
• IT IS A REVOLUTION OF 60-70s AND IT IS
  CONTINUING EVEN TODAY AND FOR EVER.
• SATELLITE IS THE BEST SOURCE FOR QUICKEST
  DELIVERY TO ANY GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION IN THE
  SHORTEST PERIOD OF TIME.
• V-SATS HAVE BECOME VERY USEFUL FOR
  DELIVERY AND TWO WAY COMMUNICATION BEING USED
  FOR DATA, VOICE, INTERNET HIGH SPEED
  INTERNET. VERY USEFUL FOR MULTIMEDIA
  APPLICATIONS.

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• SATELLITE ARE NOW BEING USED FOR BROADBAND
  DELIVERIES BECAUSE OF VAST CHANNEL SPACE BW
  AVAILABLE ON KU, K KA BAND ( 10 20 GHZ).
• SATELLITES ARE THE BEST SUITABLE FOR A COUNTRY
  LIKE INDIA WHERE RURAL POPULATION IS HIGH,
  REGIONS ARE WIDELY DISPERSED LOCATED AND
  COMMUNICATION INFRASTRUCTURE IS VERY POOR.

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6.2 HOW TO USE SATELLITE TECHNOLOGY
FOR IT IN AGRICULTURE

• INDIA IS A AGRICULTURE BASED COUNTRY.
  AGRICULTURE IS CARRIED OUT IN RURAL
  AREAS WHICH ARE REMOTELY LOCATED.
• INFORMATION, EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATION
  CAN EFFECTIVELY BE BROUGHT TO THESE AREAS
  THROUGH SATELLITES TECHNOLOGY.
• DISSEMINATION OF GENERAL INFORMATION TO ALL
  RURAL COMMUNITIES ABOUT AGRICULTURE SYSTEM,
  MARKETING ECONOMY ETC.
• IN FACT, THERE SHOULD BE A TV CHANNEL
  EXCLUSIVELY DEVOTED TO AGRICULTURE IN EACH
  STATES FOR THE BENEFITS OF RURAL PEOPLE.

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Satellite Datacasting Technology

• Proven technology
• Open standards
• Wide area coverage
• Local, national, global
• Cover remote and isolated areas
• Many locations simultaneously
• New services launched quickly
• Instant infrastructure
• Eliminate last mile problem
• Highly competitive for
• Point-to-multipoint
• High/flexible bandwidth
• Asymmetric demand

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A Road Map for the Future

• Open standards
• Affordable information technology
• Growing deregulation
• Multimedia and convergence
• Leap-frogging and instant infrastructure
• Knowledge-based economies
• Globalization of information and tools

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7.0 DVB-RCS Technology Benefits
2-Way Sat NEWTECs Interactive Broadband
Reality based on DVB-RCS Standards
THE REVOLUTIONARY TECHNOLOGY THAT PROVES TRUE
SATELLITE BROADBAND CAPABILITIES

• BENEFITS
• Open Standard technology
• Interoperability with hub SITs
• Scalable to your needs
• Removes last mile bottleneck provides instant
  connectivity.
• Suitable for urban, semi-urban, rural remote
  areas.
• Cost effective and a true convergence platform.

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8.0 Various Examples of Use of Satellite
Technology in Agriculture Rural Development
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8.1 Jhabua Development Communication Project
(JDCP)

• PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS
• The major elements of the network configuration
  for JDCP projects are
• Ahmedabad Earth Station (AES) of SAC as TV Uplink
  Station.
• DECU TV Studio at Ahmedabad acting as a teaching
  end for live Interactive TV sessions.
• 150 Direct Reception Sets (DRS) located in 150
  selected locations in the district of Jhabua.
• 12 nos. of Talkback DRS (TV receive audio
  transmit) located in 12 block Head Quarters of
  Jhabua District.

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• JDCP EXPANSION (GRAMSAT) PROJECT
• 876 DRS were added in the Expansion Phase.
• Uplink was established at Bhopal (MP) with TV
  studio facility.
• 12 additional talkback terminals were installed.
• The entire JDCP project functioned very well and
  it brought about desired developments in the
  rural and tribal areas of Jhabua, Dhar Barwani.
• ISRO concluded this project as successful and
  called it Gramsat (MP) and planned several
  projects in other parts of India.
• MCBS successfully implemented the entire project.

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JHABUA DEVELOPMENT COMMUNICATION PROJECT (JDCP)
AND GRAMSAT (MP)
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JHABUA DEVELOPMENT COMMUNICATION PROJECT (JDCP)
AND GRAMSAT (MP)
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8.2 Andhra Pradesh Network(APNET)

• PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS
• APNET (Phase-1) comprises 161 terminals with
  various mix of ROTs and V-SATs terminals, while
  phase-2 comprise of 1597 terminals of Type-1
  only. The distribution of V-SATs and Type-1
  terminals for Phase-1 Phase-2 is based on the
  basic need of communication, education
  e-governance. There are 5 types of terminals
  used for APNET and MCBS has supplied, installed
  and commissioned part of the hub and all
  equipment for ground network i.e. V-SATs ROTs.
• APNET Phase-1 project is already operational
  while Phase-2 is in the process of
  implementation. It is expected to be completed
  by Feb. 2003.

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• APNET UPLINK EARTH STATION
• Comprises 5 digital video channels 1 IP
  channel using IP over DVB technology to broadcast
  data and Internet to various users in the network.

• TYPE OF REMOTE TERMINALS IN APNET PROJECT
• Type-1 (2) Type-2a (3) Type-2b (4) Type-3a (5)
  Type-3b
• Figure 1 gives details of all type of ROTs.
• Figure 2 gives details of Uplink
• Glimpses of various activities

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5 DIFFERENT TYPES OF TERMINALS (A COMBINATION OF
ONE-WAY TWO WAY) FOR APNET PROJECT
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6 CH. TV IP UPLINK ON KU BAND FOR APNET PROJECT
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8.3 Training Education Project for Gujarat
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8.4 Satellite based network for IT
Connectivity for National Institute of
Extension Management (MANAGE)

• MANAGE plans to link various centres for
  effective two-way communication among
  researchers, extension Manager, Farmer clients
  for transfer of technology and information in the
  most cost effective manner.
• This interaction will be through IP, Video
  conferencing support of data graphics

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• Electronic access through video interaction /
  email / internet of all the participating
  agencies including Directorate of Extension
  (DOE), National Institute of Agricultural
  Extension Management (MANAGE), State Agricultural
  Universities (SAU), State Agricultural Management
  Extension Training Institutes (SAMETIs),
  Agricultural Management Technology Agencies
  (ATMAs) (including all line departments), Zonal
  Research Stations (ZRSs), Krishi Vigyan Kendra
  (KVKs), Farm Information Advisory Centres (FIACs)
  and Non Government Organizations (NGOs) working
  in agricultural sector. The agriculture research
  data related to plant physiology is also needed
  to be exchanged between agricultural
  universities.

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• Project also proposes to support creation of
  information contents so as to provide critical
  information to the farmers about SREP, crop
  technology, market intelligence and other
  information (as per their demand) on continuous
  basis.

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8.4.1 Network Requirement

• Since the network need to be flexible in
  connectivity for numerous nodes, the network need
  to be VSAT based. Requirement of non-broadcast
  type of video interaction also supports use of
  VSAT for such requirement. Various network
  parameters like the VSAT population, traffic
  pattern, connectivity, services required, traffic
  type, connectivity etc. are listed below to form
  the requirement of the network based on which the
  design will be carried out. If may become
  necessary to plan number of Close User Group
  (CUG) for uniform traffic in the network.

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8.4.2 VSAT population at

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  Phase I Phase II Total
• Centre 1
  - 1
• State 30
  100 130
• District
  42 1000 1042
• Block 400
  6000 6400
• ICAR 10
  100 110
• DOE 1
  - 1
• Total
  486 7200 7684
• Note Phase II may be divided in 2 phases
  depending upon
• the implementation approach /
  requirements.

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8.4.3 Primary Hub - dedicated

• Located at Hyderabad
• Uplink with studio
• Broadcast pipe A2 MBPS or 3 MBPS pipe with data
  required for one hour per month transmission.
  This will be required for MANAGE broadcast and
  could be reconfigurable with other channels.

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8.4.4 Services

• Video conferencing
• File transfer
• Multicast
• Video broadcast
• Push
• Internet
• In addition few dedicated channels (PAMA) will be
  required between ICAR, DOE and Govt. of India,
  Secretary to GOI.

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8.4.5 Connectivity

• Centre with State, District, Block, SAU, ICAR,
  DOE
• State with Centre, District, Block, DOE, SAU
• District with Centre, State, District, Block
  within its own district.
• Block with Centre, SAU, District, Block in its
  own district
• ICAR with Centre, SAU, DOE, ICAR
• DOE with Centre, States, ICAR, SAU
• SAUs within themselves, Centre, State, OCAR, DOE

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