Agricultural management using cloud computing in India

Although agriculture now accounts for only 14 percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), rapid growth of agriculture in India is critical for inclusiveness. Information Communication and Technology (ICT) provides greater role in offering greater expertise to producers regarding pricing, good quality seed information, fertilizers, disease detail, sharing new discoveries of scientists working at various Agricultural Institutes. An effective implementation of cloud computing in agricultural sector is encouraging and required for overall development of agricultural sector of India. There are potential risks in cloud computing which if properly addressed can be a potent ICT tool in agricultural sector in India. Considering the benefits of cloud computing, a design is proposed for Indian agricultural sector and two performance metrics are discussed which can be used to assess any cloud based application.