Experts call for free software to aid farmers – Times of India – Times of India

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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A comprehensive study on the ground reality of agriculture was the need of the hour, opined Arun Raj, CEO of Orisys India Consultancy Services, who took part in the debate on 'challenges of IT initiatives in farming sector' held in the state capital.

"Proper information on each locality could provide customer input required for developing software that would be useful in the agriculture sector. We can't expect farmers to come forward and provide the specifications. Only a full-fledged study could bridge this gap between technology and agriculture," said Raj, at the talk held as part of FOSS (free & open source software) Young Professional Meet, organized by ICFOSS, an autonomous institution of the state government that promotes free and open source software.

More than 350 delegates, including, young software developers and students attended the two-day conclave on 'FOSS for Sustainable Development'.

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