Execution Plan for AGRINET: A Comprehensive Digital solution for Indian Farming Community

Abstract

In this paper, we have proposed a business plan for AGRINET. AGRINET [10], introduced in our earlier paper is a digital model based on the concept of Internet of Things (IoT), which integrates the already existing technologies, such as mobile communications, Bluetooth, GPS, GSM, CDMA, GPRS, WLAN, Remote sensing, with micro sensors such as - moisture, thermal, level. chemical, light, movement, etc. to help the farmers to perform precision agriculture with minimal extra financial burden. Although earlier also there has been work related to precision farming using remote sensing and GIS, for small farms and dairy farms, but for some technological and financial issues, until recently, the impact of precision agriculture solutions (e.g., variable-rate spraying)— while an improvement over traditional methods—has been limited by the granularity and timeliness of the data the farmers use and their lack of day to-day operational decision support. Very less percent of acreage is managed using the technology due to the high cost of gathering precise field data. It’s clear that precision agriculture still has considerable untapped potential. Here, we propose business plan, Financial plan, marketing plan and operational plan for AGRINET not only to improve Indian farmer's financial position but also to meet the food needs of an expanding population.