AGRIOLOGY MERGING AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY TO MAKE LIFE

AGRIOLOGY MERGING AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY TO MAKE LIFE EASIER.

PROBLEM: Lack of real time and accurate information, to enhance farm operations. Key information Weather/Climate Pest and disease management

Access to Production Information and Knowledge This application is made so that the experienced farmer can access real time information and weather and pest management at just one touch. Farmers will be able to share information among other farmers via Instant messaging (FIM) Farmer instant messaging.

Application Made for Farmers Mobile-only Everyone has a mobile device currently so it can be very easy for a farmer to access.

Knowing your Farmer Knowing your users, thinking how farmers think and what would they like accessible to them. Agriology will be a user friendly app that will be easy for anyone to use.

Platform Windows App studio (Windows Phone 8. 1)

How will the App be used? The App developers will be sourcing information for the app via links from other reputable websites. We will also be manually putting in information. We will be using a variety of content (short notes, videos, audio and graphics) Alert systems

Aspects of AGRIOLOGY APP: CATEGORIES: Weather Climate Pest/Disease Management Social Networking

Aspects of AGRIOLOGY APP: Pest Management: We will be displaying different types of Pest and how to prevent and eradicate them. We will be doing this via youtube video links, pictures and links from other reputable aricultural sites like (NAMDEFCO, Ministry of Agriculture)

Aspects of AGRIOLOGY APP: Weather: How weather affects farmers? Slogan for weather. Link for NOAA Trinidad. Link for NOAA Tobago. Link for yahoo weather.

Aspects of AGRIOLOGY APP: Climate: How does climate change affect agriculture in the Caribbean? Categories Fruits (effects of climate change on Fruits, videos, URL links) Vegetables (effect of climate change on vegetables videos, URL links, ) Live stock (effects of climate change on live stock, videos, URL links)

Aspects of AGRIOLOGY APP: Pest and Disease Management: Slogan on Pests Categories Root crops (pest associated) Tree crops (pest associated) Vegetables (pest associated) Banana (common pests) Live stock (common pests)

Aspects of AGRIOLOGY APP: Social Network: Slogan FIM (Farmers Instant messaging)

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