{"id":114333,"date":"2024-06-15T20:16:37","date_gmt":"2024-06-15T14:46:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/?post_type=current-affairs&#038;p=114333"},"modified":"2025-02-13T15:59:44","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T10:29:44","slug":"digital-agri-mission","status":"publish","type":"current-affairs","link":"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/current-affairs\/digital-agri-mission","title":{"rendered":"Launch of Rs 2800 Crore Digital Agri Mission"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Government has launched a<\/span><b> Rs 2800 crore Digital Agri Mission<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as part of its <\/span><b>agenda for the first 100 days<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong>About the Digital Agri Mission<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Digital Agri Mission aims to encourage and accelerate the use of digital technologies such as <\/span><b>Artificial Intelligence (AI), blockchain, remote sensing, robots, and drones in agriculture<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-114590 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/174-6670026b4d882.webp\" alt=\"Digital Agri Mission\" width=\"447\" height=\"341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/174-6670026b4d882.webp 651w, https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/174-6670026b4d882-300x229.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 447px) 100vw, 447px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><b>The Mission will pave the way for creation of a nationwide farmers registry, crop sown registry, and georeferencing of village maps.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Timespan: It will be rolled out over the next two years (till 2025-26).\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Components of the Mission:\u00a0<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Farmers Registry:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> To create a <\/span><b>farmers\u2019 registry,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in which <\/span><b>every farmer will be given a unique ID<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Example- Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra have already started generation of farmers\u2019 ID.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Significance of Unique farmer ID:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 The unique farmer ID will allow launch of new value-added services and farmers will be able to avail various government schemes including PM-Kisan and Fasal Bima Yojana through this ID.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It will also enable them to avail financial services like farm loans and insurance.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Crop Sown Registry: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The mission also envisages a crop sown registry.\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This will have a record of crops sown by a farmer on his land.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It will help better planning and estimation of crop production.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>India Digital Ecosystem of Agriculture (IDEA):<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The Department is finalising a framework for creating an \u201cAgristack\u201d in the country. This Agristack will serve as a foundation for building innovative agri-focused solutions using digital technologies.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Unified Farmers Service Interface (UFSI): <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This aims to provide a unified platform for farmers to access various services related to weather, market prices, agro-advisory, and more.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Funding to States for New Technology (NeGPA): <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Funds are released to states and union territories for projects involving modern technologies like artificial intelligence, blockchain, IoT, and robotics.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Revamping Mahalanobis National Crop Forecast Centre (MNCFC):<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Enhancing crop forecasting capabilities using technology.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Soil Health, Fertility, and Profile Mapping: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Leveraging digital tools to assess soil health and fertility.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Pilot Projects:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The pilot project has been undertaken across 6 districts \u2014 Farrukhabad in Uttar Pradesh, Beed in Maharashtra, Gandhinagar in Gujarat, Fatehgarh Sahib in Punjab, and Virudhunagar in Tamil Nadu.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"vc_button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pw.live\/batches\/upsc?utm_source=seo+upsc+batch&#038;utm_medium=seo+upsc&#038;utm_campaign=seo&#038;utm_id=upsc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Enroll now for UPSC Online Course<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 99.9344%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 137.917%; 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