Knowledge Revolution for a Food Secure Future : Taking High-End Scientific Knowledge to the Farm Fields through Innovative ICT Tools and knowledge sharing approaches for a Food Secure Future

Abstract

In this paper, the author will analyze and present the experiences from a few select pilot projects of knowledge sharing innovation programme of ICRISAT on ICT for agriculture and will discuss potential new strategies and policies needed to enhance and sustain adoption of ICT based novel knowledge sharing approaches that contributes to the sustainable agriculture development, especially of resource poor farmers and other actors in market and value addition chains. The author will also provide an outlook for a new paradigm for bringing together food security and ICT innovations in Agriculture for a food secure future through "knowledge revolution"