Subject(s): Agriculture in Information technology in India. -- Information technology in Economic aspects in India. -- Agriculture and state in India in Data processing. -- Evolution of Indian agricultural statistics system : Linkage with national statistical system -- Dimensions of information support system : Data on natural resources, production system, index number of area, production and yield, horticulture, farm management, early warning system, data on agricultural trade, animal husbandry, fisheries, agriculture and environment statistics, risk and disaster management, socio-economic status of farmers, data on socio-economic indicators for agriculture, terms of trade, international data sources -- Issues relating to concepts definitions and operations -- Legal and organisational framework for proper functioning of statistical system : Collection of statistics act 1953, census act 1948, legislation for proposed national commission on statistics, collection of statistics -- Contemporary issues and emerging needs in the changing policy environment : globalization and liberalisation of agriculture, data needs for monitoring sustainable developments -- Use of information technology in management of agriculture : User groups and their information needs, data flow and linkages, data warehousing, data mining and electronic publishing, dissemination of extension information -- Use of remote sensing in agriculture management , view of data users