Krishi ICCC – To Leverage Technology for the Advancement of Agricultural Practices: 27 Mar 2024

Responsible Ministry

• Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare

Objective

• Empower farmers by providing them with digital technology-based information, services, and facilities.
• Comprehensive monitoring of the farm sector by making available at one place geospatial information received from multiple sources.

Advanced Technologies for Data Processing

• Artificial intelligence, remote sensing, and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to collect and process large amounts of granular data — on temperatures, rainfall, wind speed, crop yields and production estimations.

Some examples of Practical Application

• Farm Data Repository: Krishi Decision Support System (K-DSS), a platform under development, will act as an agriculture data repository. It will streamline data-driven decision-making and assist in creating customized advisories for farmers.
• Crop Diversification: Studying crop diversification maps and field variability for paddy helps decision-makers find areas suitable for different crops, allowing better advice for farmers.