Innovation for crop quality certification using ICT

Abstract

The focus of Indian agriculture so far has been on meeting the national demand, however it is going through a steady transformation phase to address the global requirement and is being driven by consumers and markets. According to APEDA Agriexchange portal, every year our country suffers more than 17000 Cr losses because consignments get rejected [I]. There is a growing concern for the food quality and scrutiny of the food supply chain [2] due to increased use of pesticides and its impact on health [3].As a result, awareness of the importance of safe food is rapidly increasing among the consumers worldwide. Global standards like Global GAP (Good Agriculture Practices) [4], Better Cotton Initiative, Table Responsible Soy) etc. have evolved with the collaborative efforts of growers, industry experts, researchers and retailers around the globe. These certifications contain standardized processes for producing fresh food resulting in good quality and environment sustainability. These mostly involve audit and documentation processes, in English, with Site Inspectors and Auditors visiting the field and recording their observations on paper. Hence the scalability is a challenge and the adoption is low. ICT can play an important role in bringing traceability, simplification and ensuring adaptation of the standard farming practices in India. IT tool has the capability of determining the physical location of the source of the product and also the sequence of events for traceability. The objective of this paper is to bring about a solution for Agriculture Process Standards Implementation that benefits holistically -quality, quantity of the produce and health and environmental needs. This paper brings about field experiences in implementation of GAP Certification in Amravati district (Maharashtra) for Orange Producer Group using mKRISHI-GAP system. RTRS (Round

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“…The sustainable agricultural production is constrained by factors like growing population, water shortages, declining soil fertility and climate change [8]. Recently scientists have been exploring technologies such as Wireless sensor technologies [9] and ICT [10] for Sustainable agricultural production Newer clean and green technologies need to be developed and adopted, especially in the areas of civil engineering, construction, water management, urban development, and for maintaining biodiversity [15].…”

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“…In particular, using fuzzy logic for decision making in power control distribution for the entire system results in power savings. Singh et al [40] have developed a solution for agriculture process standards implementation that benefits the quality and quantity of the product. Using a so-called mKRISHI-GAP system, the authors in [40] demonstrated the field experiences in implementation of good agriculture practices certification in Amravati district for orange producer group.…”