2. DACNET Software Requirements Specifications DACNET: An INTRANET of the Department of Agriculture & Cooperation, Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India. Purpose: To usher in e-governance in the Directorates and Field Units Component:  Deployment of e-business infrastructure  IT Empowerment of human resource  Development of e-governance applications Focus of E-Governance Applications: Better Planning, Management of resources & Productivity Improved Business Process & Delivery of services Dissemination of information &More Transparency in working Efficient Tracking of agricultural situation & Monitoring of Program/Scheme implementation Effective Collaboration & Sharing of resources

3. Objectives:  To strengthen information management capability of Directorates and Field Units  To facilitate sharing of resources and effective collaboration in planning and implementation of national policies and central programs/ schemes  To facilitate efficient dissemination of information to users and citizen  To provide efficient communication and access to internet  To improve decision making process and. delivery of services  To empower employee to use IT resources effectively for efficient management of information and communication.

4. Limitations of Manual System: o Inherent delay in processing and retrieval of information o Lack of accuracy and consistency in reporting o Loss of efforts and time in serving queries of repetitive nature o Duplication of work in different Directorates o Lack of transparency in working o Under utilization of information resources o Significant delay in traditional methods of communication o Lack of quality in planning and management of resources.

5. Department of Agriculture & Cooperation Functions: Planning, Implementation & Monitoring of Central Schemes Policy formulation for thrust areas of agricultural development Implementation of Acts&Regulations and provide services  Registration of Insecticides, Plant Quarantine services  AGMARK Certification  Quality Control of fertilizers,  Testing of Farm equipments  Training & Demonstration (IPM, Extension, Farm Equipments)etc. Ensure supply of input to Agriculture Promotion of IPM, Bio Fertilizers etc. Allocation/ Release of funds and monitoring of utilization Advice and Guidelines for implementation of policies/Programs Tracking of Agriculture situations & Crop forecasting Collection,Collation & dissemination of Agricultural Statistics Ensure minimum returns to farmers for their produce Coordination with national & international organizations

6. Organizational Structure Directorates/ Attached offices Field Units/ Centers of Directorates/ Laboratories Scheme implementation: Central Schemes for states are implemented by State Governments with theassistance from DAC. Schemes have set of components/ subcomponents Directorates provides technical guidance and monitor progress Directorates implement schemes through their centers and perform set of activities/ deliver services Flow of Information: Targets fixed by DAC in consultation with States and Directorates collect information on progress from State and report to DAC.

7. Requirements Messaging & Collaboration Portals for dissemination of subject specific information Document Management Systems Subject Specific Application Systems (OLTP) Work flow Applications Decision Support Systems for each scheme with respect to key parameters/ indicators (OLAP) Databases General Software for Administrative and Finance, Library, Inventory etc. Facilities for Broadcasting Messages and News IT training for efficient use & management of the systems

8. Major Activities at Directorate/ Field Units level Pest Surveillance survey, Control measures and Training at Field Issuance of Phytosanitory certificate/ Import Permit/ Release Order Testing of Insecticides samples at Pesticides Laboratories Issuance of AGMARK Certificates for grading and authorization Testing of samples at AGMARK Laboratories Inspection and Testing of Fertilizers’ samples Promotion and Production of Bio fertilizers Testing and Quality checks for farm machinery & equipments Scheme/ Program Monitoring Database maintenance ( Area, Production, Land Use, Minimum Support, Wholesale and Retail Price, Market Arrival, Import, Export, Spatial data etc.)

9. Technical Survey ( Market, Soil, Farmer’s feedback, ) Budget Allocation and Expenditure Monitoring Document Management (technical papers/ Analytical reports, Package of Practices/ Statistical handbook, Annual / Performance reports etc.) Management of Library Books and Publications Management of Inventory of items (AGMARK labels, Bio Fertilizer Production, Farm Production, Laboratory equipments/ Farm equipments etc.) Sales of Bio Fertilizers/ Farm Productions etc. Maintenance of Accounts for Receipt and Expenditure, Preparation of salary bills, leave records, Loan and Advances, TA/DA etc. Maintenance of personal records including posting and training Training and Demonstration Management of Films/ Audio/ Visual Aids for extension education

10. Suggested Decision Support Systems based on Data Warehousing Land Use Planning Minimum Support Pricing Production Planning Price Movements Analysis Pest Risk Analysis Integrated Pest Management Locust Warning Resource Management ( Manpower, Infrastructure, Technology) Budgeting & Financial Resource Planning Program Planning and Evaluation of Scheme GIS Application for Ongoing Scheme Agricultural Extension Planning

11. Work Flow Application Formulation of Scheme Testing of Insecticides Samples Testing of Commodity Samples for Grading License/ Authorization Testing of Samples (Bio fertilizer) Testing of Commodity Samples for Pests & Diseases Inspection and analysis of Indigenous/ Imported Fertilizers Testing of Farm Machinery and Equipments Training Program Leave Application Loans & Advances Document

12. Workflows are a collection of tasks with associated documents that are passed to users or groups in a particular order. You can use it to send a contract draft document for review through certain set of people who does different operations on it like reviewing, annotating and approving.

13. Subject specific Application System Program/ Scheme Monitoring Issue of AGMARK licenses/ Authorization Certificate Market & Commodity survey Bio Fertilizer Production & Marketing Fertilizer Quality Control Standard Specifications of Farm Machinery & Equipments Integrated Pest Management System ( Pest Surveillance Survey, Bio-control efforts, Weather&Climate and Training Pest Risk Analysis for country consultation Issue of PSC, Import Permit, Release Order for Import and Post Quarantine Inspection: To make integration of database from all the centers at headquarters

14. Subject Specific Application Systems Phyto Pest Compendium: Integration of Pest database on 82 crops with Climatic Database, GIS surveillance and convert to web enable system. Integration of Pest Free Zones Pest Control Operators (recognition of the expertise and approval of the firm) Monitoring of Pesticides Consumption & Availably Locust Survey Market Intelligence (Market, Arrival, Price) Crop Intelligence Farm Research Activities Agricultural Extension Training (Farm Machinery, Extension, Plant Protection etc.) Minimum Support Price System

15. Database Land Use Statistics Irrigation Statistics Price Statistics (Wholesale, Retail, Procurement, MSP) Market Arrivals Cost of Production Statistics Trade Statistics (Import & Export) Area, Production and Productivity Statistics Supply & Demand of Insecticides, Bio Control Agents Seed Demand, Production, Distribution & Consumption Fertilizer Demand, Production, Distribution & Consumption Reports/ Publications/ Research Studies/ Methodology Training Courses/ Programs,Publicity & Visual aids

16. Portal Intranet Portal Website Document Management Progress Reports/ Guidelines/ User Manual/ Technical Reports Executive briefing Input on agriculture situation/ Parliament Questions Success Story/ Best Practices/

17. General Application Software Office Procedures Automation (OPA)/ File Monitoring Personnel Information System (Office Soft) Composite Payroll System (CPS) Inventory Management System Accounting Information System for PAOs (PAO2000) Library System Budget & Expenditure Monitoring

18. Implementation Strategy Design and Development at State/ Central level Implementation through State Coordinators Component Model for Design of Applications/ services Client/ Server and Web based Distributed System/ SQL / Exchange based Work Flow at Directorate/ Centre Development tools: ASP, VB, XML, HTML, Crystal Report, System software: Windows XP/ Windows 2000, Office XP, SQL Server 2000, Exchange Server 2000, e- biztalk Server, e-commerce server, Specialized package: GIS, Share Point Portal

19. Component types of distributed.Net Application/ Service

20. General Design Recommendations Identify Components Design all components of same type to be consistent using a model/ set of models Understand interface between components and keep coupling low and cohesion Keep the format used for data exchange consistent Keep code that enforces policies abstracted Determine the kind of layer to be enforced