🔆Digitalisation of Agriculture in India

✅Aim: To empower the farmers by equipping them with information, services and facilities using digital technology.
✅Multifunctional Centre: At the Command Centre, it will be possible to see all the digital innovations being made in the agriculture sector by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare on a big screen simultaneously at one place.
✅Digital Infrastructure in Agriculture : The digitalisation of agriculture describes integrating cutting-edge digital technology into the farm production system, including artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, uncrewed aviation systems, sensors, and communication networks.

Role of Digital Public Infrastructure for Agriculture in India

✅Assess Soil Health
✅Improvement in Crop Yeild
✅Use of Blockchain Technology

Benefits of Digital Agriculture

✅Increasing agriculture productivity and lowering production cost,
✅Inhibits soil degradation,
✅Lessening of chemical application in crop production,
✅Promoting effective and efficient use of water resources,
✅Uplifting socio-economic statuses of farmers,
✅Reducing environmental and ecological impacts,
✅Augmenting worker safety.

Challanges in Implementation of Digital Agriculture in India

✅Limited Digital Infrastructure
✅Digital Divide
✅Fragmented Agriculture Sector
✅Capacity Building

Government Initiatives

✅India Digital Ecosystem of Agriculture (IDEA)
✅National e-Governance Plan in Agriculture (NeGP-A)
✅National Agriculture Market (e-NAM)
✅PM KISAN Scheme
✅Integrated Scheme for Agricultural Marketing (AGMARKNET)
✅Mobile Apps by ICAR

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