Role of e-Agriculture in Rural Development in Indian Context

e-Agriculture involves the conceptualization, design, development, evaluation and application of innovative ways to use information and communication technologies (ICTs) in the rural domain, with a primary focus on agriculture. People around the Globe from few years from now will be carrying a handheld computer connected to the Web to get the information about the World at their fingertips. e-Agriculture is an emerging field focused on the enhancement of agricultural and rural development through improved information and communication processes. We have 28 States and 7 Union Territories 626 District 6, 38,596 villages and 70% of the Indian population lives in rural areas as per the Census of India 2001. Agriculture in the backbone of Indian economy and 68% of India population is mainly dependent on Agriculture for their livelihood. In this paper, we have discussed the problems & prospects of e-Agriculture in Rural Development in Indian context.