Data science applications in Indian agriculture
By Sripad Devalkar, Sridhar Seshadri, Chitrabhanu Ghosh, Allen Mathias
Production and Operations Management | September 2018
Production and Operations Management | September 2018
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Devalkar, Sripad., Seshadri, Sridhar., Ghosh, Chitrabhanu., Mathias, Allen. Data science applications in Indian agriculture Production and Operations Management http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/poms.12834/full.
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Production and Operations Management, 2018
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Abstract
Agricultural supply chains in the developing world face the daunting task of feeding a growing population in the coming decades. Along with the provision of food, sustaining livelihoods, enhancing nutrition and the ability to cope with rapid changes in the environment and marketplaces are equally important to millions of small farmers. Data science can help in many ways. In this article, we outline the beginnings of data science applications in Indian agriculture. We cover various initiatives such as data collection, visualization and information dissemination and applications of algorithmic data analysis techniques for decision support. We describe one application under development that provides timely price information to farmers, traders and policy makers.
Professor Sripad Devalkar is an Associate Professor of Operations Management at the Indian School of Business (ISB). His research interests fall under two broad themes - agricultural operations and Non-profit and public sector operations. Within these thematic areas, he is interested in understanding issues related to supply chain management and how the interaction of operational, financial, and risk management decisions affect outcomes.
He teaches the core Operations Management course in the PGP programme at ISB, as well as, an elective course on Logistics and Supply Chain Management.

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