Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci (2020) Special Issue-11: 2028-2037 2028 Review Article Role of Information and Communication Technology in Agriculture Insha Javeed 1* , Sumati Narayan 1 , Ajaz A. Malik 1 , Anil Kumar 1 , Rihana Rahman 2 , Shemoo Nisar 3 , Afroza Akhter 1 , Sayed Azrah Indrabi 1 and Amreena Sultan 1 1 Departmen of Vegetable Science, 2 Department of Soil Science, 3 Department of Fruit Science, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Shalimar, Srinagar-190025, Jammu and Kashmir, India *Corresponding author ABSTRACT Introduction The agricultural sector in India is currently passing through a difficult phase. India is moving towards an agricultural emergency due to lack of attention, insufficient land reforms, defective land management, non- providing of fair prices to farmers for their crops, inadequate investment in irrigational and agricultural infrastructure in India, etc. India‟s food production and productivity is declining while its food consumption is increasing. The position has further been worsened due to use of food grains to meet the demands of bio fuels. Even the solution of import of food grains would be troublesome, as India does not have ports and logistical systems for large-scale food imports. ICT or Information and Communications International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences ISSN: 2319-7706 Special Issue-11 pp. 2028-2037 Journal homepage: http://www.ijcmas.com Information and Communication Technology (ICT) can be defined as a basket of technologies which assist or support in storage, processing of data/information or dissemination /communication of data. The application of ICT in agriculture is increasingly important. E-agriculture is an emerging field focusing on the enhancement of agricultural and rural development through improved information and communication processes. ICT are most natural allies to facilitate the outreach of agri- extension system in the country. Despite large, well- educated, well- trained and well organized agricultural extension manpower, around 60% of farmers in the country still remain unreached, not served by any extension agency. The major source of information is radio and television. Approximately 45% ICT projects of whole World have been implemented in India and also maximum no. of information Kiosks has been employed in rural India. It was found that majority of the ICT projects in agriculture were put into action in socio- economically developed states of South and North India, while deprived states are not benefitted by ICT initiatives. Some of the e-Agriculture initiatives in India include e- Extension, Agrisnet, Digital green, e- Sagu, Agmarknet, iKisan, Village Knowledge Centers, Kisan Call Centers, SMS Portal/mKisan portal. The e-Agriculture disseminates useful information through Decision Support System (DSS) and Expert system (ES). Moreover ICT help in finalising decision making at the right time, to discover best solutions and efficient systems for water management and irrigation to harvest maximum yield. Keywords ICT, Agriculture, initiatives, DSS, ES