Textbook On Agriportals: A Pathway Of Agricultural Development

Contents: Preface. Abbreviations.1.Introduction 2.Definition of Portal 3.Different Types of Portals 4.Difference between Website and Webportal 5.Features of Portals 6.Agricultural Information Portals (AIP)7.Characteristics of Agriportal 8.Twelfth Five Year Plan (2012-2017) Initiative on Agriportals 9.Steps in Developing the Portals 10.Cost for Developing the Portals 11.Agriportals Developed by Central Government for Farmers 12.Agricultural Research and Educational Portals 13.Portals of Central Government Schemes Related to Farmers Development 14.Horti-portals Developed by Central Government 15.Agriportals from Foreign Countries 16.Agriportals from NGOs and Private Companies 17.Importance of Portals 18.Uses of Portals 19.Advantages of Agriportals 20.Some of the Benefits of Agriportals 21.Uses of Agriportals in Farming 22.Disadvantagesof Agriportals 23.Problems in Effective Use of Agriportals 24.Challenges in Use of Agriportals 25.Rectification in Using Agriportals for the Farmers 26.Portals Address in Agriculture References Index.

'This book provides detailed information on Agriportals. It includes definition of portals and agriportals and discussed different types of portals for communicating information to the masses, different between websites and portals, features of portals and agriculture information portals, characteristics of portals, twelfth five year plan initiative on agriportals, steps in developing the portals and cost for development of portals. It also covers the agriportals developed by Central Government for farmers, agricultural research and educational portals, portals of Central Government Schemes related to farmers development, horti-portals developed by Central Government, agriportals from foreign countries and agriportals from NGO's and private companies. It also explains the importance of portals, uses of agriportals, advantages of agriportals, uses of agriportals in farming. Disadvantages
of agriportals, problems in effective use of agriportals and challenges in use of agriportls. nThis book will be useful to the researchers, scientists, policy makers, students, researcher, extension functionaries, both central and state government research stations and research centers of agricultural and allied subjects, universities and colleges, NGO's, private agencies and farmers.'