Digital Agriculture Mission

Objective:

Enhance digital agriculture with DPI, DGCES, and IT initiatives.

Major Components:

AgriStack:

• Farmers’ Registry: Digital ID (‘Farmer ID’) linking land records, livestock, crops, and benefits.
• Crop Sown Registry: Records crop details via mobile-based ground surveys.
• Geo-referenced Village Maps: Links land records with physical locations.

Krishi Decision Support System (DSS):

• Integrates geospatial data on crops, soil, weather, and water.
• Supports crop mapping, drought/flood monitoring, and yield assessment for crop insurance.

Soil Profile Maps:

• Scale: 1:10,000
• Coverage: Planned for 142 million hectares; 29 million hectares completed.

Pilot Projects:

• Implemented in Farrukhabad (UP), Gandhinagar (Gujarat), Beed (Maharashtra), Yamuna Nagar (Haryana), Fatehgarh Sahib (Punjab), Virudhunagar (Tamil Nadu).