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MOBILES IN AGRICULTURE- VOICE POP

MEETA BAGGA IIT KANPUR

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Meeta Bagga

Agropedia labs IIT Kanpur

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• POP – Package of Practices • Similar to GAP – Good Agricultural

Practices

What is POP?

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Voice POP?

• Audio version of POP • Spoken out and recorded

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Definition • Good Agricultural Practices are "practices that

address environmental, economic and social

sustainability for on-farm processes, and result in

safe and quality food and non-food agricultural

products" (FAO COAG 2003 GAP paper)

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Key Elements of POP

• Prevent problems before they occur • Reduce Risk Factors • Commitment to food safety at all levels • Communication throughout the production chain • Field Demonstrations • Field and equipment sanitation • Integrated pest management

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More about POP ..

• Every state/region have their own set of Package of Practices.

• The package contains the entire practices starting from sowing to harvesting

Package of Practices

Varieties

Soil Conditions

Disease Management

Nutrient Management

Climatic Requirement

Harvesting & Threshing

Yield

Seed Sowing

Field Preparation

Nursery

Insect Pest Management

Transplanting

Water Management

Weed Management

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Voice POP Access

Web portal - online

Android App – offline

When a new POP is added, a script Loads the POP in the Web portal and the Android App.

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Voice POP - Web

• Simple HTML5 Website • http://agropedialabs.iitk.ac.in/pop/ • http://agropedialabs.iitk.ac.in/pop_uasr/

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POP Website for Uttar Pradesh in Hindi

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POP Website for UAS Raichur in Kannada

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Voice POP - Android

• Compatible with Android 2.2 and above • Can work from an SD card as well • http://agropedialabs.iitk.ac.in/pop/pop.apk • http://agropedialabs.iitk.ac.in/pop_uasr/POP

_UASR.apk

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Android App of POP in Hindi

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Android App of POP in Kannada

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References

• http://www.fao.org • http://agritech.tnau.ac.in/

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Assignment

Download and install the apps we discussed here. Enjoy learning!

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Thank you