Digital Opportunity Channel: Open Source Simple Computer for Agriculture in Rural Areas | Linux Today

Digital Opportunity Channel: Open Source Simple Computer for Agriculture in Rural Areas

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Sep 1, 2005

[ Thanks to Jason
Greenwood
for this link. ]

“Launched in January 2004, OSCAR looks at developing an open
source weed identification software for the major weed species of
Rice-Wheat crop systems which can be deployed on Simputers. The
application will address extension workers, farmers/farmer groups,
students in the Indo-Gangetic plains.

“The application will have 50 weed species in the database,
their botanical characteristics, their incidence and ways to
control them on field…”

Complete
Story

Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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