Digital Agricultural Ecosystem

Kuldeep Singh, PhD, is a professor of finance in the Faculty of Management Studies at CMS Business School, JAIN (deemed to be a university), Bangalore, India. Singh holds a doctoral degree in finance from the Indian Institute of Information Technology in India. His fields of interest include inferential statistics, mediation-moderation analysis, and structural equation modeling. He has published numerous research papers in conference journals related to sustainable agriculture, finance, corporate social responsibility, and entrepreneurship. He was honored with the ‘Best Paper Award’ in 2020 at the 6th Management Doctoral Colloquium, IIT Kharagpur. Prasanna Kolar, PhD, is an assistant professor in the College of Agriculture, KL University, Vijayawada, India. He holds a PhD in agricultural economics from Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Jabalpur, India. His research focus includes finance, marketing, micro and macroeconomics, data analysis, amongst several other interests. He has published many research papers in international journals and plays a vital role in advancing the collective understanding and fostering the development of the agricultural economics and sustainability fields.

• Preface xviiPart 1: Knowledge Sharing in the Digital Agricultural Ecosystem 11 Digital Agricultural Ecosystem: An Introduction 3Kuldeep Singh, Prasanna Kolar and Rebecca Abraham1.1 Introduction 31.2 Digital Agricultural Ecosystem 41.3 Definition 51.4 Entities 61.5 Role of Researchers in Digital Agricultural Ecosystem 81.6 Elements 102 Smart and Sustainable Agriculture: Systematic Literature Review and Bibliometric Analysis 17Madhavi Shamkuwar, Vidya Kadam, Pratik Arte and Pandurang Patil2.1 Introduction 172.2 Systematic Literature Review 192.3 Bibliometric Analysis 212.4 Related Study 282.5 Conclusion 303 Agriculturist Engagement and Knowledge Sharing in Digital Ecosystem: Insights from Social Media 35Jitendra Yadav, Nripendra P. Rana, Pankaj Kumar Singh and Ramendra Pratap Singh3.1 Introduction 353.2 State of Literature 373.3 Methodology 393.4 Findings 433.5 Discussion 483.6 Limitations and Future Scope 493.7 Conclusions 49Part 2: Adoption and Impact of Digital Technologies in Agriculture 554 Electronic National Agriculture Market (e-NAM) so Far…! A Gestation Period Analysis 57Mohit Kumar and Kuldeep Singh4.1 Introduction 574.2 The Importance of Agriculture Marketing 584.3 APMC Allahabad (Prayagraj) as a Case Organization 594.4 Objectives of the Study 594.5 Study Area: APMC Allahabad 604.6 Methodology 604.7 Auction and Transaction Process 614.8 Process Review 614.9 General Assessment of Causes 614.10 Discussion 634.11 Development during the COVID Period 644.12 Conclusion 645 Development of Ecologically Safe Production: Digital Trends in the Agri-Food Sector 71Zamlynskyi Viktor, Diachenko Oleksii, Halytskyi Oleksandr, Levina-Kostiuk Mariia and Yurii Vitkovskyi5.1 Introduction 715.2 Legislative Support for the Functioning of Ecologically Safe Production 725.3 Market Analysis of Environmentally Sound Goods 755.4 Strategic Directions for Ensuring the Growth of Ecologically Safe Production in the Agr³-Food Complex 815.5 Digital Optimization of Ecologically Safe Production 815.6 Conclusions 876 Adoption and Impact of Blockchain Technology on the Silk Industry's Supply Chain 91G.S. Vijaya, Lakshmi Sevukamoorthy and Divakar Rajamani6.1 Introduction 916.2 Mulberry--The Fodder 926.3 Embryogenesis of the Silkworm 976.4 Silk Rearing--An Art by Itself 976.5 Blockchain Technology 1116.6 BCT and the Supply Chain 1146.7 The Proposed Model: VL-SS-23 1156.8 Conclusion 1167 Transforming Indian Agriculture: Unleashing the Potential of Digital Agriculture Using Efficiency Analysis 123Neetu Mishra, Anil Vashisht and Sandeep Raghuwanshi7.1 Introduction--The Role of Agriculture as the Foundation of All Industries 1237.2 Analysis of the Agriculture Sector in India 1247.3 Methodology 1347.4 Discussion 1377.5 Implications 1387.6 Limitations and Future Directions 1407.7 Conclusion 1408 Digital Agriculture: Transforming Farming Practices and Food Systems for a Sustainable Future 145D. Pushpa Gowri and Anitha Ramachander8.1 Introduction 1458.2 Need for Digital Agriculture and Food Security 1468.3 Role of Digital Agriculture in Economic Transformation 1478.4 Digital Value Chain and Food Systems 1488.5 Innovation in Agriculture 1498.6 Benefits and Limitations of Digital Agriculture 1518.7 Digital Agriculture in India 1528.8 Future of Digital Agriculture 1559 Exploring the Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Agriculture - A Study on Farmers' Level of Awareness 161Shrinivas Patil, Premalatha K. P. and Iqbal Thonse Hawaldar9.1 Introduction 1619.2 Review of Literature 1639.3 Research Design 1649.4 Analysis 1659.5 Discussion 1719.6 Implications 1729.7 Limitations and Scope for Future Research 1729.8 Conclusion 17210 Precision Technologies and Digital Solutions: Catalyzing Agricultural Transformation in Soil Health Management 175Anandkumar Naorem, Abhishek Patel, Sujan Adak, Puja Singh and Shiva Kumar Udayana10.1 Introduction 17510.2 Importance of Soil Health Management 17610.3 Soil Health Monitoring and Assessment 17710.4 Precision Irrigation Management 18210.5 AI-Based Models and Irrigation Scheduling 18510.6 Conclusions 186Part 3: Smart Farming and Sustainable Agriculture 19111 Blockchain Technology--Adoption, Opportunities, and Challenges for a Sustainable Agricultural Ecosystem 193Sweta Kumari and Vimal Kumar Agarwal11.1 Introduction 19311.2 Blockchain in the Agriculture Ecosystem 19811.3 Cases of Blockchain in Agriculture 20611.4 Challenges and Future Implications 20712 Fostering Agriculture Ecosystem for Sustainability 211Batani Raghavendra Rao, Anusha R. Batni and Preeti Shrivastava12.1 Introduction 21112.2 Agriculture Ecosystem and Agriculture Value Chain 21212.3 Growth Drivers for Sustainable Agriculture 21412.4 Role of the Government and Policy Interventions 21512.5 Technology Initiatives of Corporates and Start-Ups 21712.6 Agritech Investment 21912.7 Global Outlook 21912.8 Conclusion 22213 Design of Smart Digital Crop Harvester Monitoring Cluster 229Aditi Oak, Ishwari Patil, Aarya Phansalkar, Ashwini M. Deshpande and Shounak Sharangpani13.1 Introduction 22913.2 Literature Survey 23013.3 Methodology 23113.4 Results and Discussion 25013.5 Conclusion 25614 Exploring the Prospects and Challenges of Digital Agriculture for Food Security--A Case Study of the "Hands Free Hectare" Digital Farm in the UK 259Arnab Chatterjee14.1 Introduction 25914.2 Conclusion 26615 Smart Farming--A Case Study from India 269Vedantam Seetha Ram, Kuldeep Singh and Bivek Sreshta15.1 Introduction 26915.2 Technology in Farming 27515.3 Discussion 28115.4 Conclusion 28416 Frugal Innovation in Developing a Fertilizer Sprayer--A Case of an Ingenious Design in Maharashtra 291Madhavi R., Urmila Itam, Harold Andrew Patrick, Ravindran Balakrishnan, Chaya Bagrecha, Shalini R. and V. Y. John16.1 Introduction 29116.2 Fertilizers and Their Usage 29216.3 Role of Technology in Agriculture 29316.4 Research Gap and Objective 29416.5 Research Design 29416.6 Jugadu Kamlesh--The Inventor-Farmer Turned Agripreneur and His Fertilizer Sprayer 29516.7 The Design Journey 29616.8 The Shark Tank: India Experience 29616.9 Design Thinking 30316.10 The Path Ahead 30416.11 Conclusion 30417 For Sustainable Farming in India: A Data Analytics Perspective 307Shanta Pragyan Dash and K. G. Priyashantha17.1 Introduction 30717.2 Conclusion 316Part 4: Modeling and Analysis of Agricultural Systems 31918 Modeling Barriers to Access Credit from Institutional Sources in Rural Areas Using the ISM Approach 321Priyanka Yadav, Bhartrihari Pandiya and Alok Kumar Sharma18.1 Introduction 32118.2 Literature Review 32218.3 Data and Research Methodology 32418.4 Results and Discussion 33318.5 Implications of the Research 33418.6 Conclusions 33419 Modeling the Water Consumption Process with the Linear Model and a Local Interpolation Cubic Spline 339Varlamova Lyudmila P., Seytov Aybek J., Bahromov Sayfiddin A., Berdiyorov Shokhjakhon Sh. and Mirzaolimov Akhmadjon K.19.1 Background 33919.2 Establishment of the Patterns of Formation of Volumes of Water Resources in Areas of Their Usage 35019.3 Forecasting Water Use Based on Mathematical Models of Water Management of Distributed Irrigation Systems 36020 The Role of Electric Vehicles in the Agriculture Industry Using IoT: Turning Electricity into Food 369Parul Asati, Sandeep Raghuwanshi, Arif Hasan and Aadil Zeffer20.1 Introduction 36920.2 Department of Energy 37120.3 Electric Vehicles and Robots in the Agricultural Sector 37420.4 Blockchain-Based IoT Systems 375Conclusion 376References 376Index 381