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Posted 03 Sep 2024

Updated 04 Sep 2024

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About Digital Agriculture Mission

  • It is conceived as an umbrella scheme to support digital agriculture initiatives, such as creating Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI), implementing the Digital General Crop Estimation Survey (DGCES) etc.
    • DPI is a set of digital systems that enables countries to safely and efficiently provide economic opportunities and deliver social services.
  • Based on structure of DPI, following 3 DPIs to be built under the mission.
    • AgriStack: Consists of three foundational registries/databases—farmers' registry, geo-referenced village maps, and crop sown registry
      • Farmers will be given a digital identity similar to Aadhaar, which will be linked to state’s land records, livestock ownership etc.
    • Krishi Decision Support System: It will leverage geospatial data, drought and flood monitoring, weather and satellite data, and groundwater availability information to assist farmers in making informed decisions.
    • Soil Profiling: Detailed Soil Profile Maps on a 1:10,000 scale of about 142 million ha of the country's agricultural land are envisaged to be completed. 

Significance

  • Enable efficient, easier, and faster services and scheme delivery to farmers. 
  • Provide employment opportunities to about 2.5 lakh trained local youth and Krishi Sakhis.
  • Efficient value chains for agricultural inputs and post-harvest processes. 

 

An infographic outlining various initiatives to promote digital technology in agriculture. Featured are National Agriculture Market (eNAM), National e-Governance Plan in Agriculture (NeGP-A), and other initiatives like Kisan call centers and mKisan portal.
  • Tags :
  • Digital Agriculture Mission
  • AgriStack
  • DPI in Agriculture
  • Krishi Decision Support System
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