International Journal of Computer Applications |
Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA |
Volume 55 - Number 2 |
Year of Publication: 2012 |
Authors: Shashi Dahiya, R. C. Goyal, Alka Arora, Soumen Pal, Pal Singh, R. B. Grover, P. L. Gupta |
10.5120/8724-2177 |
Shashi Dahiya, R. C. Goyal, Alka Arora, Soumen Pal, Pal Singh, R. B. Grover, P. L. Gupta . A Management and Decision Making Resource for Agricultural Education in India. International Journal of Computer Applications. 55, 2 ( October 2012), 1-6. DOI=10.5120/8724-2177
Agriculture Education has been viewed in many developing countries as a significant contributor to sustainable development and poverty alleviation. With the development of Agricultural Science and technology the quantity of information and data collected and processed for the planning and management of Agricultural Education activities has been constantly on the increase. Also, the size and complexity of the Agricultural Education system continue to expand as the population and economy grows. With this growing pressure of information revolution and knowledge explosion, the informational requirements of planning and management of Agricultural Education are tremendous. It is important for the decision-makers to have reliable and relevant information for decision-making in the process of educational planning and management in agriculture. This paper presents a solution to this problem with the development and deployment of a National Information System on Agricultural Education Network in India (NISAGENET).