CLOUD COMPUTING FOR QUANTUM DEVELOPMENT IN AGRICULTURE

K. KISHAN¹*, N.B. CHAUHAN^2
1Department of Extension Education, BA College of Agriculture, Anand Agricultural University, Anand, Gujarat 388110
²Department of Extension Education, BA College of Agriculture, Anand Agricultural University, Anand, Gujarat 388110
* Corresponding Author : kishan4agri@gmail.com

Received : 09-04-2016     Accepted : 16-04-2016     Published : 21-06-2016
Volume : 8     Issue : 21       Pages : 1391 - 1393
Int J Agr Sci 8.21 (2016):1391-1393

Keywords : Cloud computing, Agricultural Cloud, Information and communication technology, Agricultural development
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : None declared
Author Contribution : None declared

Information and communication technology has become an inevitable component in all matters of life, its appropriate use for agricultural has made remarkable impacts in the past. To integrate technology further into farming sector we need more intensive and agile network frameworks. It should be cost effective, user-friendly and affordable. However, due to high investment cost for installing and maintaining IT infrastructure many organisations are not in a position to use ICT. This is where cloud computing as a framework for harboring different ICT services plays its role. Through this technology all organisations can make use of ICT simply with the help of various devices like computers, smartphones and tablets. Cloud computing is primarily concerned with providing solutions for data storage, data processing and data dissemination services. This technology supports us to keep up with the changing trends and helps to achieve quantum development in Indian Agriculture.