Evaluation of a prototype developed for information dissemination related to mushroom farming for different parameters

Mushroom farming is a complex technical process involving many sub processes like compost preparation, spawn production, crop management, crop protection, harvesting, processing and marketing. XML was utilized to develop and test a prototype for information dissemination related to mushroom farming. XML was employed for the purpose as it simplifies sharing, data transport, platform changes, makes handling of data more easier and efficient for describing document content, validating the correctness, defining data facets and converting data between different data types. The results of the prototype testing are presented in this paper