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    This document discusses an Android app created for Shetkari Masik, a popular monthly agriculture magazine published in Maharashtra, India since 1965. The app allows users to register with basic details and then download and read issues of the magazine on their Android devices without an internet connection. It has a simple interface and stores back issues dating back to 2010, with plans to digitize and add older issues. The app aims to better provide agricultural information to farmers and is hosted on the Google Play Store as well as a website for its content management system.

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    This document discusses an Android app created for Shetkari Masik, a popular monthly agriculture magazine published in Maharashtra, India since 1965. The app allows users to register with basic details and then download and read issues of the magazine on their Android devices without an internet connection. It has a simple interface and stores back issues dating back to 2010, with plans to digitize and add older issues. The app aims to better provide agricultural information to farmers and is hosted on the Google Play Store as well as a website for its content management system.

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    This document discusses an Android app created for Shetkari Masik, a popular monthly agriculture magazine published in Maharashtra, India since 1965. The app allows users to register with basic details and then download and read issues of the magazine on their Android devices without an internet connection. It has a simple interface and stores back issues dating back to 2010, with plans to digitize and add older issues. The app aims to better provide agricultural information to farmers and is hosted on the Google Play Store as well as a website for its content management system.

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    This document discusses an Android app created for Shetkari Masik, a popular monthly agriculture magazine published in Maharashtra, India since 1965. The app allows users to register with basic details and then download and read issues of the magazine on their Android devices without an internet connection. It has a simple interface and stores back issues dating back to 2010, with plans to digitize and add older issues. The app aims to better provide agricultural information to farmers and is hosted on the Google Play Store as well as a website for its content management system.

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    eGovernance 

    in Agriculture 

    Shetkari Masik Android app


    Introduction 

    “Shetkari  Masik”  is  one  of  the  most  popular  monthly  magazines  in  the  Agriculture  sector,  under 
    publication  since  1965.  It  is  published  by  Department  of  Agriculture,  Maharashtra.    The  main 
    purpose  of  the  magazine  is  to  provide  information  about  agriculture  and  modern  technology  to 
    readers (mainly farmers). 

    The magazine carries  articles on various aspects of agriculture and covers topics such as new crop 
    technologies,  pest and disease  management, organic  farming, farming  methods resulting  in higher 
    yields,  irrigation  methods,  crop  insurance  etc.  Apart  from  agriculture,  animal  husbandry,  poultry, 
    fishery,  forestry,  agro  industry  and  biotechnology  are  also  covered.      The  articles  are  written  by 
    agriculture  officers  from  the  department  as  well  as  experts  and  scientist  from  the  agriculture 
    universities and research centres 

    Android App 

    The Android app for Shetkari magazine has a very simple interface and requires mobile internet or 
    Wi‐Fi connectivity to register and download the issues. Once downloaded, the magazine can be read 
    without internet connectivity. 

    A  user  first  needs  to  complete  a  onetime  installation  by  providing  details  such  a  Name,  Mobile 
    number, email ID, District, Block and Village. Only Name and mobile number fields are mandatory. 

    The  user  can  also  indicate  whether  he/she  would  like  to  become  a  subscriber  for  the  hard  copy 
    magazine. It is planned to develop a system such that, if a user indicates 'Yes', they should be able to 
    register online and pay the fees using GRAS online payment system. 

    After registering, the  user  can download the available magazine issues and read them. The size of 


    the digital version of the magazine is kept low. Size of a monthly issue is less than 2 Mb, so it can be 
    downloaded even with EDGE, GPRS or 2G data speeds. 

    The  application  is  developed  and  hosted  at  Science  and  Technology  Park  (STP),  Pune,  which  an 
    agency  promoted  by  DST  (Dept.  of  Science  &  Technology,  Govt.  of  India).  After  security  audit,  the 
    application can be hosted at NeGPA servers in SDC, Mantralaya. 

    The application is available on Google Play Store. Currently, only August 2014 issue is available due 
    to Code of Conduct regulations. Later, magazine issues from 2010 onwards shall be made available. 
    Earlier issues shall be made available after digitization of magazines. 

    The  app  is  developed  with  Java  and  xHTML  on  Android  platform,  with  SQL  server  for  database. 
    Content  management  system  for  uploading  the  magazines  is  also  developed  and  available  at 
    www.shetkarimasik.org 

       

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    Commissionerate of Agriculture, Maharashtra 
     
    eGovernance in Agriculture 

    Registration        Main Menu 

                Download section              Viewing the magazine 

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