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The great Indian rural agriculturist dream continues to be a pie in the sky of Commercial Revolution in agricultural activities. Nearly 1.21 billion strong Indians live in villages, with two out of three Indians are directly and indirectly engaged in agriculture and other allied activities. These disadvantaged people are not using ICT and SCM in their farm activities. The sustainable economic growth is only possible through ICT and SCM. This chapter identifies the ICT and SCM requirements and its advantages to agribusiness.
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Raju, Y.M. (2013). SCM and ICT: A Cornerstone to Sustainable Development of Agribusiness: An Analytical Study. In: Mukhopadhyay, C., et al. Driving the Economy through Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Springer, India. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-0746-7_55
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