Content Creation and Development of Prototype of Mobile Application of Sesamum and Mustard Crops in Northern Telangana Zone, India

Abstract

Smart phones are widely recognized as one of the greatest inventions of the twentieth century, and they have become inseparable from everyone's pocket. Smart phones are becoming increasingly widely used due to its capabilities in communication, gaming, education, entertainment, technical support, information, daily news coverage, trade, and business. Apps for mobile phones, tablets, and other devices are software programmes that operate on these devices. The design and implementation of a mobile application for farmers seeking information on agro consulting services is required. This study aims to identify the most relevant information needed and accessed by the farmers pertaining to the crops Sesamum and Mustard. It revealed that among the pest, disease, seed, marketing and other problems, Incidence of aphids (62%), phyllody (36%), Powdery mildew (21%), non following of seed treatment (63%), price fluctuations (52%) and difficulty in harvesting(42%) was ranked first as the major problems in sesamum. Incidence of aphids (42%), downy mildew (32%), Not following seed treatment (66%) and lack of marketing facility (72%) were observed in mustard crop. A prototype of mobile application was developed based on the relevancy of content received from judges (30 No.s).