Friday, 28 June 2013

Training on organic farming held

Imphal, June 27 2013:  Regional Centre of Organic Farming (RCOF), Imphal has organised a two days training for field functionaries/Extension officer on organic farming at the centre located at Langol Road, Lamphelpat here during June 25 and 26 .

According to a press release of RCOF, the training was inaugurated by Dr N Iboton Singh, Dean College of Agriculture (CAU) under the chairmanship of P Ravindranath, Officer in-charge RCOF, Imphal.

Dr NI Singh expressed his willingness to promote organic farming and said such type of training will encourage the progressive farmers of Manipur to earn premium price through their agricultural produce, it added.

The release added that Dr Kh Ibohal Singh and Dr Sumarjit Singh, Sr Asst Professor and Professor respectively from CAU; Dr L Ibomcha Singh, Manager One Cert Asia, Manipur; Himat, Secretary General Green Foundation, Manipur; and P Ravindranath and JB Karmakar of RCOF, Imphal were the resource persons of the said training.

Friday, 21 June 2013

SECOND CALL FOR CHAPTER PROPOSALS


 SECOND CALL FOR CHAPTER PROPOSALS
Proposal Submission Deadline: July 10, 2013
Handbook of Research on ICT for Agricultural Development

A book edited by Mohen Singh Naorem (Manipur University, India)
and Telem Matouleibi Chanu (Central Agricultural University, India)


To be published by IGI Global:


Introduction

ICTs are always evolving and have been contributing immensely in development policies and programmes in developing countries. Appropriate application of ICTs will help the institutions, organizations, and nations in development plans. In spite of the tremendous potentials of ICTs, the developing countries have not adapted a sound strategy to utilize ICTs effectively. The application of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in agriculture is increasingly important.   If ICTs are utilized fully in agriculture and allied fields, traditional knowledge could be improved and farmers would be benefitted from this new technology.

E-Agriculture is an emerging field focusing on the enhancement of agricultural and rural development through improved information and communication processes. More specifically, e-Agriculture involves the conceptualization, design, development, evaluation, and application of innovative ways to use information and communication technologies (IT) in the rural domain, with a primary focus on agriculture. E-Agriculture is a relatively new term and we fully expect its scope to change and evolve as our understanding of the area grows.

For the last few years attempts have been made to publish the case studies of ICT projects working towards agricultural and rural development. However, we could not find any documents or research materials to analyze and study the impact of ICT on farming community or the stakeholders.

ICT in the agriculture sector must have a vision of a "Knowledge-Intensive Agriculture" that may respond to the challenges of food security, sustainable development, and the sustaining of farmer's revenue.

 All stakeholders of agriculture industry need information and knowledge about these phases to manage them efficiently. Any system applied for getting information and knowledge for making decisions in any industry should deliver accurate, complete, and concise information in time or on time. The information provided by the system must be in user-friendly form, easy to access, cost-effective, and well protected from unauthorized accesses.

Weak linkages among extension, research, marketing networks, and farmers limits the effectiveness of research and extension to contribute to agriculture development. This handbook on Information Communication Technology (ICT) will analyze various initiatives in farm development, to gain understanding about the concept, implementation, and impacts as well.

A Rreview of literature has not been able to reveal any handbook that has addressed different issues of ICT in Agriculture. This research handbook will also bridge the literature gap as well.


Objective of the Book

This book aims to provide most complete and reliable source of information on recent advancements in the field of ICT in agriculture and rural development.  There are no published evidences from the developing countries to analyze the critical aspects of the application and use of ICTs in rural development, particularly at grassroots level. Specifically, the book will be a source book on ICT in Agriculture; be a guidebook to those who are involved in ICT projects, adoptions, evaluations, and applications; provide background information to scholars and researchers who are interested in carrying out further research on ICT application in Agriculture and Rural Development with necessary knowledge which they can impart to their trainees, students, and farming community. This handbook will also try to generalize the concepts of ICTs use based on the critical analysis of the ICT projects around the world.


Target Audience
This book will be essential reading for professionals, policy makers and non government officials involved in the application of ICT in agriculture and extension activities like Krishi Vigyan Kendras (agricultural extensions of universities and government on farm development), teachers, academicians, researchers etc. from different parts of the world. The publication will provide the audience access to information that will help in advance research in ICT. It will enable individuals to become acquainted with ICT application in the agriculture and farm sector, which will then assist those concerned to use and adopt new and appropriate technologies in farm sector. Moreover, this handbook will also provide teachers, students, scholars, and researchers in the field of community development, agriculture, and mass communication with useful material on curricular offerings. It will enable different ICT users to apply ICTs for the development of different areas of their lives.


Recommended topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
·         History of ICT in general
·         Augmenting new Technology
·         Use of Call Centers in  Agriculture
·         E Agriculture
·         Different type of ICT
·         Features of ICT in Agriculture
·         Role of ICT in Agriculture
·         Objectives of ICT in Development
·         Scopes of ICT in Agriculture
·         Scopes of Agriculture in Development Communication
·         Agri Clinics
·         Agri Business centers
·         Areas of ICT application
·         Research in farm ICT
·         Different agencies of ICT
·         Farmers need for ICT in different countries
·         Challenges in use of ICT
·         Tele education for farmers
·         Rice Knowledge Bank
·         Agriculture Marketing through ICT
·         Present projects of ICT in different countries
·         Farmers access to ICT
·         ICT and food security
·         ICT education in farm
·         Review of ICT in Agriculture
·         Stakeholders in ICT
·         ICT and rural development
·         ICT users
·         ICT planners
·         ICT researchers
·         Problems of ICT in Agriculture
·         Benefits of ICT in Agriculture
·         Limitation of ICT in farm development
·         Role of NGO in imparting ICT among farmers
·         Examples of Information villages
·         Concept of Village Knowledge Centers
·         Podcasting and Internet in Farm development
·         Uses of Mobile phones in farm sector
·         IT application in extension and marketing
·         Policy of respective country on ICT implementation
·         Technology Transfer
·         ICT policy in Agriculture
·         Development of ICT in Agriculture
·         Issues and Challenges of ICT in Farm
·         Traditional Knowledge versus ICT in Agriculture
·         Different types of ICT
·         Policy of ICT in Agriculture
·         Media and ICT
·         Information sharing with ICT
·         Educational concerns in ICT application
·         Economic concerns in ICT applications
·         Political concerns in ICT applications
·         Social concerns in ICT applications
·         Technology concerns in ICT applications
·         Legal concerns in ICT applications
·         Universities role in adoption of ICT
·         Community Radio
·         Gender issues on use of ICT in Agriculture
·         ICT and Communication
·         Infrastructure and ICT
·         ICT revolution in Farm
·         Globalization and ICT
·         Social networking and Farm Development
·         ICT in villages
·         Dimensions of ICT Extension Services
·         Syllabus of ICT in Agriculture
·         Syllabus of ICT in Communication
·         ICT based Extension Services
·         ICT based Information Services
·         ICT projects
·         Information Dissemination and ICT
·         Convergence of ICT with farm development
·         Future perspectives of ICT

Submission Procedure

Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before July 10, 2013, a 2-3 page chapter proposal clearly explaining the mission and concerns of his or her proposed chapter. Authors of accepted proposals will be notified by July  20, 2013 about the status of their proposals and sent chapter guidelines. Full chapters are expected to be submitted by August 30, 2013. All submitted chapters will be reviewed on a double-blind review basis. Contributors may also be requested to serve as reviewers for this project. Additional information regarding this publication can also be found at http://coa-cau.blogspot.in[1]

Publisher
 This book is scheduled to be published by IGI Global (formerly Idea Group Inc.), publisher of the “Information Science Reference” (formerly Idea Group Reference), “Medical Information Science Reference,” “Business Science Reference,” and “Engineering Science Reference” imprints. For additional information regarding the publisher, please visit www.igi-global.com. This publication is anticipated to be released in 2014.

Important Dates:
July 10, 2013:         Proposal Submission Deadline
July 20, 2013:  Notification of Acceptance
August 30, 2013:          Full Chapter Submission
September 30, 2013:  Review Result Returned
October 20, 2013:        Final Chapter Submission
November 20, 2013:   Final deadline

Editorial Advisory Board Members:

Will be added soon once the EAB sample is accepted

Inquiries and submissions can be forwarded electronically (Word document) or by mail to:
Mohen Singh Naorem
Department of Mass Communication

MANIPUR UNIVERSITY, Canchipur, Manipur, India-795008

GSM: +91-7308924043
E-mail: naoremmohen@gmail.com



Monday, 17 June 2013

Training prog on farming

June 16 2013:IMPHAL College of Agriculture, Central Agriculture University, Iroishemba in coordination with the Umurou Loukol Loume Lup Khangabok and VEDSCO Khangabok organised a one day training programme on farming and related activities on Sunday at Khangabok part – II Maisnam Leikai. 


Dr N Iboton Singh, dean CAU Imphal, former president of the Manipur State Loumi Lup M Maimu and M Rameshwari, president Umurou Loukol Loumee Lup took part the programme as presidium members. Associate professors of the CAU Kh Ibohal Singh, and Dr RK Tombisana were resource person of the programme.

Thursday, 7 March 2013

Training at Lukhambi village in Tamenglong


IMPHAL, Mar 4 : A one-day awareness programme on “Tuber Crop Based Farming System for Sustainable Production and Income Generation” was held at Lukhambi village, Tamenglong district under the aegis of the All India Coordinated Research Project on Tuber Crops, CAU Imphal.
The programme was attended by MLA Janghemlung Panmei, CAU College of Agriculture Dean Dr N Iboton and Head, Department of Economics, College of Agriculture CAU Dr N Ram as chief guest, president and guest of honour respectively.
Speaking at the programme Dr N Iboton highlighted the importance of harvesting rain water.He appealed to farmers not to worry for markets of their food plants.He assured that CAU would arrange markets for food plants grown by farmers of the State.The awareness programme which was attended by around 150 farmers also featured technical session.
During the technical session, Associate Prof Dr AK Bijaya presented a paper on ‘Importance of tuber crops and their cultivation’ as Dr RK Tombisana Devi spoke on ‘Important diseases of tuber crops and its management’.
Dr Kh Ibohal spoke on ‘Protection of tuber crops from biotic stress’ while Dr Th Ranadhir presented another paper on the topic ‘Role of tuber crops in successful management of piggery’.

Wednesday, 16 January 2013

CALL FOR CHAPTER PROPOSALS


CALL FOR CHAPTER PROPOSALS
Proposal Submission Deadline: March 30, 2013
Handbook of Research on ICT for Agricultural Development

A book edited by Mohen Singh Naorem (Manipur University, India)
and Telem Matouleibi Chanu (Central Agricultural University, India)


To be published by IGI Global:


Introduction

ICTs are always evolving and have been contributing immensely in development policies and programmes in developing countries. Appropriate application of ICTs will help the institutions, organizations, and nations in development plans. In spite of the tremendous potential of ICTs, developing countries have not adapted a sound strategy to utilize ICTs effectively. The application of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in agriculture is increasingly important.   If ICTs are utilized fully in agriculture and allied fields, traditional knowledge could be improved and farmers would benefit from this new technology.

E-Agriculture is an emerging field focusing on the enhancement of agricultural and rural development through improved information and communication processes. More specifically, e-Agriculture involves the conceptualization, design, development, evaluation, and application of innovative ways to use information and communication technologies (IT) in the rural domain, with a primary focus on agriculture. E-Agriculture is a relatively new term and we fully expect its scope to change and evolve as our understanding of the area grows.

For the last few years attempts have been made to publish the case studies of ICT projects working towards agricultural and rural development. However, we could not find any documents or research materials to analyze and study the impact of ICT on farming community or the stakeholders.

ICT in the agriculture sector must have a vision of a "Knowledge-Intensive Agriculture" that may respond to the challenges of food security, sustainable development, and the sustaining of farmer's revenue.

 All stakeholders of agriculture industry need information and knowledge about these phases to manage them efficiently. Any system applied for getting information and knowledge for making decisions in any industry should deliver accurate, complete, and concise information in time or on time. The information provided by the system must be in user-friendly form, easy to access, cost-effective, and well protected from unauthorized accesses.

Weak linkages among extension, research, marketing networks, and farmers limit the effectiveness of research and extension to contribute to agriculture development. This handbook on Information Communication Technology (ICT) will analyze various initiatives in farm development to gain understanding about the concept, implementation, and impacts as well.

A review of literature has not been able to reveal any handbook that has addressed different issues of ICT in Agriculture. This research handbook will also bridge the literature gap as well.


Objective of the Book

This book aims to provide most complete and reliable source of information on recent advancements in the field of ICT in agriculture and rural development.  There are no published evidences from the developing countries to analyze the critical aspects of the application and use of ICTs in rural development, particularly at grassroots level. Specifically, the book will be a source book on ICT in Agriculture; be a guidebook to those who are involved in ICT projects, adoptions, evaluations, and applications; provide background information to scholars and researchers who are interested in carrying out further research on ICT application in Agriculture and Rural Development with necessary knowledge which they can impart to their trainees, students, and farming community. This handbook will also try to generalize the concepts of ICTs use based on the critical analysis of the ICT projects around the world.


Target Audience
This book will be essential reading for professionals, policy makers and non government officials involved in the application of ICT in agriculture and extension activities like Krishi Vigyan Kendras (agricultural extensions of universities and government on farm development), teachers, academicians, researchers etc. from different parts of the world. The publication will provide the audience access to information that will help in advance research in ICT. It will enable individuals to become acquainted with ICT application in the agriculture and farm sector, which will then assist those concerned to use and adopt new and appropriate technologies in farm sector. Moreover, this handbook will also provide teachers, students, scholars, and researchers in the field of community development, agriculture, and mass communication with useful material on curricular offerings. It will enable different ICT users to apply ICTs for the development of different areas of their lives.


Recommended topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
·         History of ICT in general
·         Augmenting new Technology
·         Use of Call Centers in  Agriculture
·         E Agriculture
·         Different type of ICT
·         Features of ICT in Agriculture
·         Role of ICT in Agriculture
·         Objectives of ICT in Development
·         Scopes of ICT in Agriculture
·         Scopes of Agriculture in Development Communication
·         Agri Clinics
·         Agri Business centers
·         Areas of ICT application
·         Research in farm ICT
·         Different agencies of ICT
·         Farmers need for ICT in different countries
·         Challenges in use of ICT
·         Tele education for farmers
·         Rice Knowledge Bank
·         Agriculture Marketing through ICT
·         Present projects of ICT in different countries
·         Farmers access to ICT
·         ICT and food security
·         ICT education in farm
·         Review of ICT in Agriculture
·         Stakeholders in ICT
·         ICT and rural development
·         ICT users
·         ICT planners
·         ICT researchers
·         Problems of ICT in Agriculture
·         Benefits of ICT in Agriculture
·         Limitation of ICT in farm development
·         Role of NGO in imparting ICT among farmers
·         Examples of Information villages
·         Concept of Village Knowledge Centers
·         Podcasting and Internet in Farm development
·         Uses of Mobile phones in farm sector
·         IT application in extension and marketing
·         Policy of respective country on ICT implementation
·         Technology Transfer
·         ICT policy in Agriculture
·         Development of ICT in Agriculture
·         Issues and Challenges of ICT in Farm
·         Traditional Knowledge versus ICT in Agriculture
·         Different types of ICT
·         Policy of ICT in Agriculture
·         Media and ICT
·         Information sharing with ICT
·         Educational concerns in ICT application
·         Economic concerns in ICT applications
·         Political concerns in ICT applications
·         Social concerns in ICT applications
·         Technology concerns in ICT applications
·         Legal concerns in ICT applications
·         Universities role in adoption of ICT
·         Community Radio
·         Gender issues on use of ICT in Agriculture
·         ICT and Communication
·         Infrastructure and ICT
·         ICT revolution in Farm
·         Globalization and ICT
·         Social networking and Farm Development
·         ICT in villages
·         Dimensions of ICT Extension Services
·         Syllabus of ICT in Agriculture
·         Syllabus of ICT in Communication
·         ICT based Extension Services
·         ICT based Information Services
·         ICT projects
·         Information Dissemination and ICT
·         Convergence of ICT with farm development
·         Future perspectives of ICT

Submission Procedure

Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before March 30, 2013, a 2-3 page chapter proposal clearly explaining the mission and concerns of his or her proposed chapter. Authors of accepted proposals will be notified by April 30, 2013 about the status of their proposals and sent chapter guidelines. Full chapters are expected to be submitted by June 30, 2013. All submitted chapters will be reviewed on a double-blind review basis. Contributors may also be requested to serve as reviewers for this project. 

Publisher
 This book is scheduled to be published by IGI Global (formerly Idea Group Inc.), publisher of the “Information Science Reference” (formerly Idea Group Reference), “Medical Information Science Reference,” “Business Science Reference,” and “Engineering Science Reference” imprints. For additional information regarding the publisher, please visit www.igi-global.com. This publication is anticipated to be released in 2014.

Important Dates:
March 30, 2013:            Proposal Submission Deadline
April 30, 2013:                                Notification of Acceptance
June 30, 2013:                                Full Chapter Submission
August 30, 2013:          Review Result Returned
October 30, 2013:        Final Chapter Submission
November 30, 2013:   Final deadline

Editorial Advisory Board Members:

Will be added soon once the EAB sample is accepted

Inquiries and submissions can be forwarded electronically (Word document) or by mail to:
Mohen Singh Naorem
Department of Mass Communication

MANIPUR UNIVERSITY, Canchipur, Manipur, India-795008

GSM: +91-7308924043
E-mail: naoremmohen@gmail.com



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