A Textbook of Agro-Informatics

Contents: 1. Introduction to Computers. 2. Software. 3. Internet and HTML. 4. Electronic Spreadsheet. 5. Database Management System (DBMS). 6. Introduction to Computer Programming. 7. Introduction to C. 8. Control Statements in C. 9. Agro-informatics and e­-Agriculture. 10. e-Agriculture: National and International Scenario. 11. Purpose of ICT. 12. Decision Support Systems. 13. Expert System. 14. Agricultural Models. 15. Computer Controlled Devices. 16. Internet of Things (IoT) and Cloud Computing for Agriculture.

Text Book on Agro-informatics gives the basic idea about the use of informatics in the field of agriculture. Agro-informatics is a multidisciplinary area which covers the issues in agriculture with the concepts and method used in the field of computer science. This book gives the application of agriculture with the knowledge of Information technology.

The book contains the minutiae about the introduction to computers, office automation tools, internet, computer and web programming. The book covers the applied aspect to manage and analyze agricultural data. The book contains diverse areas from Agro-informatics, e-Agriculture, Decision Support Systems, Expert System, Agricultural Models, Computer-controlled devices, Internet of Things (IoT) and Cloud Computing for Agriculture. The book contains sixteen chapters that highlight the application of information technology in the field of agriculture.

The book will provide the basic and fundamental knowledge towards the database management system and C programming. This book fulfils the needs of the undergraduate curricula of various universities involved in offering courses on Agro-informatics. The book will give an idea to the researchers in the combined field of Information Technology and Agriculture. The book will give knowledge to the agricultural students of State Agricultural University and ICAR Institute to understand the concept of Agro-informatics.