E-AGRICULTURE: CONCEPTS AND APPLICATIONS

Abstract

The widespread use of ICT and its importance for innovation and economic growth has been recognized widely. Nowadays application and use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in day to day life of the people has become common. As we look on from the past, then, only television and radio were the electronic broadcasting technologies that were used to reach the rural communities. In Nigeria, many strategies have been developed and being executed with the aim of developing the agricultural sector which is one of the main sources of income in the northern and some of the western parts of Nigeria. The traditional methods used in agriculture have been in practiced by farmers for a long period. With the emergence of new technologies and its widespread use, the use of those technologies in Agriculture sector will probably create a positive effect on the growth and development. There are many ways to incorporate the emerging trends in ICT with Agriculture that will aid on the enhancement of rural development and Agriculture sector via efficient information and communication processes. In view of this, the best strategies to achieve the above listed is the application and utilization of the rapid growing technologies in Information and Communication Technology to agriculture.