indianexpress
June 08, 2016

IThe MoU will pave way for making Agritech Portal and Crop Doctor into user friendly mobile applications, as proposed by the varsity to convert into web-enabled platform, which have been desktop applications so far.

With an aim to develop and incorporate usage of ICT tools and software for extension education, training, consultancy, research and information services, the Tamil Nadu Agriculture University (TNAU) today signed a MoU with the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), Hyderabad.

The MoU will pave way for making Agritech Portal and Crop Doctor into user friendly mobile applications, as proposed by the varsity to convert into web-enabled platform, which have been desktop applications so far.

Besides, the agreement will provide a back end technical support to TNAU for implementing various ICT based projects at e-Extension centre, Education Media Centre, DoEE and all attempts will be made to ensure that developments and projects are accomplished to a very high degree of quality, with parsimony of time, a TNAU release said.

The MoU was signed by TNAU Vice-Chancellor Dr K Ramasamy and C-DAC Director, A Magesh, in the presence of TNAU Registrar Dr C R Ananda Kumar and Director of Extension Education Dr H Philip.