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INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT) FOR AGRICULTURE
An agriculture information dissemination system (IDS) was done in India to improve the crop productivity , increase profitability efficiency of agriculture input and reducing the cost of production (Reddy and Ankaiah, 2005). In the mean time Inklaar et al. (2005) concluded that the productivity in US from the year 1995 onwards accelerated due to large focus largely on the impact of ICT. The growth of ICT in developing countries offers a new technology and new opportunities for accessing information in poor countries (Aker, 2010). According to research done by Silva and Ratnadiwakara (2008) concluded that the information and communication technologies (ICT) helped in reducing transaction costs in agriculture by enabling timely and affordable communication but according to Munyua et al. (2008) the ICT had steadily grown in Africa but due to weak policies over there the capacity are among the biggest obstacles to wider use. In recent times, traceability has emerged as a new index of quality and basis for trade in agricultural products (Opara, 2002). Traceability has become a key word in the global food industry due to increased incidents of food contamination. ICT does allow a more rapid and efficient response to food safety problems, enabling quick identification of problem sources and their location in the supply chain (Setboonsarng et al., 2009). MATERIALS AND METHODS The research project was minutely piloted in ward no 1 of Kalimati VDC of Sindhuli district, first of all the base line survey was done. The base line included the production of agro-product, feasible market study and soil sample analysis. Agriculture has the two phases they are pre harvest and post harvest. Pre-harvest Agriculture Activities In the pre harvest agriculture the soil sample analysis was done form 22 different location of project site with aid of NARC. 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