A mind map for ICT in Agriculture By

A mind map for ICT in Agriculture By Anastasios Michailidis Lecturer, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Main phases in the agriculture sector Pre-cultivation Crop cultivation and harvesting Post harvest Crop selection Land preparation Marketing Land selection Sowing Calendar definition Input management Access to credit Water management Fertilization Pest management Transportation Packaging Food processing

Information produced/needed Pre-cultivation Crop cultivation and harvesting Crop selection Land preparation Post harvest Marketing Land selection Sowing Calendar definition Input management Transportation Access to credit Water management Packaging Fertilization Food processing Pest management Information for the selection of the best crop according to their land, access to input and credit, market (Cost-Benefit), etc. Information for the sound management of the whole cropping activities, including the resilience to natural (e. g. weather) and anthropogenic shocks Information related to post-harvest techniques and tools, marketing and transportation infrastructures, etc.

Application of ICT Pre-cultivation Crop selection Land selection Decision Support System (DSS), modeling software, e/m-learning, e/mconsulting, Knowledge Management Systems (KMS) DSS, GIS, Remote sensing, e/m-consulting, KMS, sampling devices connected to networking tools Calendar definition Access to credit KMS, e/m-consulting, e/m-learning, DSS, GIS Networking tools (mobile phones, radios, wireless networks), Management Information System (MIS), e-commerce and mobile commerce

Application of ICT Crop cultivation and harvesting Land preparation KMS, e/m-learning, e/m-consulting, GPS, GIS, computer controlled devices, machine 2 machine communication and sensor networks GPS, GIS, e/m-learning, e/m-consulting, computer controlled devices, m 2 m communication, sensor networks Sowing Input management Water management DSS, MIS, GPS/GIS, e/m-learning DSS, GIS, MIS, sensor networks, m 2 m communication Fertilization Pest management DSS, GIS, MIS, sensor networks, m 2 m communication DSS, GIS, management information system, sensor networks, m 2 m communication

Application of ICT Post harvest Networking tools (mobile phones, lo-fi technologies) for broadcast Marketing Transportation GPS, GIS, MIS, DBMS, tracing devices, m 2 m communication Packaging Food processing Tracing devices, KMS, e/m-learning, e/mconsulting, GPS, GIS Farm to fork tracing tools – GPS, RFID, GIS, DBMS, MIS, KMS, e/m-learning, e/m-consulting, machine 2 machine communication

Mind map for ICT in Agriculture KMS, e/m-learning, e/m-consulting, GPS, GIS, computer controlled devices, machine 2 machine communication and sensor networks GPS, GIS, e/m-learning, e/m-consulting, computer controlled devices, m 2 m communication, sensor networks DSS, MIS, GPS/GIS, e/m-learning Decision Support System (DSS), modeling software, e/m-learning, e/m-consulting, Knowledge Management Systems (KMS) DSS, GIS, Remote sensing, e/m-consulting, KMS, sampling devices connected to networking tools Pre-cultivation Crop selection Crop cultivation and harvesting Post harvest Land preparation Marketing Sowing Land selection Input management KMS, e/m-consulting, e/mlearning, DSS, GIS Calendar definition Networking tools (mobile phones, lo-fi technologies) for broadcast Transportation GPS, GIS, MIS, DBMS, tracing devices, m 2 m communication Packaging Tracing devices, KMS, e/mlearning, e/m-consulting, GPS, GIS Food processing Farm to fork tracing tools – GPS, RFID, GIS, DBMS, MIS, KMS, e/mlearning, e/m-consulting, machine 2 machine communication Water management Networking tools (mobile phones, radios, wireless networks), Management Information System (MIS), ecommerce and mobile commerce Access to credit Fertilization Pest management DSS, GIS, MIS, sensor networks, m 2 m communication DSS, GIS, management information system, sensor networks, m 2 m communication