- Digital ecosystem of Agriculture with farmers at the centre
- Prime Minister's determination has invigorated the farming sector- Agriculture Minister
The Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Narendra Singh Tomar has said that the dream of a self-reliant and digital India will only be realized by taking along the agriculture sector. The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, has shown the way to the country in this regard, based on which the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare has taken concrete steps for digitization of agriculture sector.
Prime Minister's determination has invigorated the farming sector and a number of schemes including the historic Prime Minister Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-Kisan) worth Rs.75,000 crore per annum are being implemented transparently to increase the income of farmers.
An MoU has been signed with Amazon Web Services for creation of digital services and innovation
ecosystem linked with digital agriculture in the agricultural value
chain, with Agribazar to collaborate with Department of Agriculture for
pilot project in 3 States (Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan) to
promote digital agriculture.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare had constituted a Task Force and a Working Group of Experts and Technology Experts in the field to prepare a roadmap for digital agriculture.
The Task Force, under the Chairmanship of Sanjay Agarwal, Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare and Co-Chairmanship of J Satyanarayana, former Secretary, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India has prepared a Consultation Paper on India Ecosystem Architecture (IndEA) Digital Ecosystem of Agriculture (IDEA) with a view to keep farmers at the centre of agro-ecology by promoting free digital technologies.
Tomar also unveiled the document for the comments of agriculture experts, farmers, IT experts and general public. Its final document will guide for the digital agriculture sector in the coming years.