S.No. | Attribute Name | Description |
---|---|---|
1. | BlockName | Block name of farmer |
2. | DistrictName | District name of farmer |
3. | StateName | State name of farmer |
4. | CreatedOn | Year, month, date and time of the query |
5. | Season | Season of year |
6. | Category | Query Category |
7. | Crop | Target crop of query |
8. | QueryType | Type of Query |
9. | Sector | Target sector of query |
10. | QueryText | Query in textual format |
11. | KccAns | Query Response |
From the dataset, it is noticed that the farmers from the states of Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Rajasthan asked the most questions in the past few years. Whereas, farmers from Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, and Mizoram have asked the minimum number of questions (Study period January 2006 to July 2022).
It is noted that farmers from all over India asked most questions regarding the crops of Paddy (Dhan), Wheat, Cotton (Kapas), Chillies, Onion, Brinjal, Sugarcane (Noble Cane), Tomato, Bengal Gram (Gram/Chick Pea/Kabuli/Chana), and Groundnut (pea nut/mung phalli), (Study period January 2006 to July 2022).
From the dataset, it is observed that the order of years with the increasing number of queries can be given as 2022, 2013, 2021, 2014, 2020, 2018, 2015, 2017, 2016, and 2019 (Study period January 2006 to July 2022).
The order of months with the increasing number of query calls in the dataset is noted to be: May, February, November, April, December, January, March, June, October, August, July, and September. Therefore, it is observed that the highest number of query calls received is in the months of July, August, September, and October (Study period January 2006 to July 2022).
After separating the dataset based on the sectors, it is noted that the most queries are received from the agriculture sector, whereas, Horticulture is in second place, followed by Animal Husbandry and Fisheries. The complete list of sectors along with the number of queries corresponding to them is given here (Study period January 2006 to July 2022).
The farmers from all over India are observed to have asked queries regarding the following the most: Cereals, Vegetables, Fruits, Oilseeds, and Pulses. Moreover, the table containing the categories along with the corresponding number of queries in the study period is given here (Study period January 2006 to July 2022).
The types of queries asked by the Indian farmers the most include Weather, Plant Protection, Government Schemes, Cultural Practices, Nutrient Management, Fertilizer Use, and Availability, Market Information, Varieties, Weed Management, and Seeds. The complete table including all query types along with the corresponding number of query counts is available here (Study period January 2006 to July 2022).
From the collected data, it was observed that the peak hours before the afternoon is 9:00-11:00 am, and in the evening it is 3:00-5:00 pm. The table containing a list of hours along with the number of queries corresponding to them is given here (Study period March 2013 to November 2021).
The Kisaan Call Center data repository is compiled and hosted by ICAR-Indian Agricultural
Statistics Research Institute, New Delhi, India, under the project entitled, “Development
of Artificial Intelligence integrated Big-Data based system for automatic query-response
generation and analysis of Indian farmers’ queries”.
Project Team:
Mr. Samarth Godara (P.I.), Scientist, ICAR-IASRI, New Delhi, Email: samarth.godara@gmail.com, samarth.godara@icar.gov.in,
Mrs. Madhu (Co.P.I.), Scientist, ICAR-IASRI, New Delhi,
Dr. Sanchita Naha (Co.P.I.), Scientist, ICAR-IASRI, New Delhi,
Dr. J.P.S. Dabas (Co.PI.), Principal Scientist, ICAR-IARI, New Delhi.
Expert Guidance:
Dr. Rajender Parsad, Director, ICAR-IASRI, New Delhi,
Dr. Sudeep, Head of Division, Computer Applications Division, ICAR-IASRI, New Delhi.
Other Contributors:
Dr. R.S. Bana, Senior Scientist, ICAR-IARI, New Delhi,
Dr. Raju Singh, Scientist, ICAR-IASRI, New Delhi,
Dr. Gograj Singh Jat, Scientist, ICAR-IARI, New Delhi,
Dr. Abimanyu Jhajhria, Scientist, ICAR-IISWC, Dehradun,
Dr. Shashi Dahiya, Principal Scientist, ICAR-IASRI, New Delhi,
Dr. Anshu Bhardwaj, Principal Scientist, ICAR-IASRI, New Delhi,
Dr. Deepak Singh, Scientist, ICAR-IASRI, New Delhi,
Dr. Shbana Begam, Scientist, ICAR-NIPB, New Delhi,
Dr. Jatin Bedi, Assistant Professor, Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Punjab