Agritech Promotion

1. AARDO-KOICA Joint Online Training Programme on
“Sustainable Rural Development” (SRD), Republic
of Korea (27 September – 08 October 2021)
National Institute for MSME (ni-msme)
(An Organisation of Ministry of MSME, Govt. of India and An ISO
9001:2015 Certified)
Yousufguda, Hyderabad - 500 045
Dr.K.Visweswara Reddy
Faculty Member & Rector
Agritech Promotion in African Asian
Countries

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We Discuss…
Evolution of Technology in Agriculture
Smart Agriculture
Technologies Disrupted Agriculture
Technology Utilization in Agriculture
IoT in Agriculture
AI and ML – Artificial Intelligence and Machine
Learning
Blockchain in Agriculture
Directions for the Future
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Evolution of Technology in Agriculture
Started 10 000 years ago with tools and Low-tech mechanization
1900’s – First farm tractor introduced
1960 - Green Revolution - new irrigation and crop management techniques
1982 - First genetically modified plant cell
1994 - Satellite technology advances farming
1996 - Monsanto’s first GMO crops become commercially available
2000s - Software and mobile devices helps farmers have better harvests
2015 - Data revolutionizes farming potential

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Smart Agriculture
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The new wave of agricultural revolution, Agriculture
Smart Farming / Digital Farming / Precision farming
Reengineering the entire farm to fork value chain

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Technologies Disrupted Agriculture
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Technology Utilization in Agriculture
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Monitoring and controlling crop
irrigation systems
Usage of mobile technology and
cameras
Crop sensors help apply fertilizers
Ultrasounds for livestock for quality
of meet

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IoT in Agriculture

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AI and ML – Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
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Data at the Centre of the AI and ML
key farm management decisions with data-driven insights
• Using sensors in the field in concert with ML-enabled digital applications, farmers now have the means to predict
harvest yields and evaluate crop quality, identify plant species, and detect crop disease and weed infestations
YIELD PREDICTION AND QUALITY ASSESSMENT
• Weight and maturity of harvestable crops can also be measured and predicted
SPECIES IDENTIFICATION
• Assess complex patterns and accurately identify related plant and weed species
CROP DISEASE AND WEED DETECTION
• Digital tools to recognize weed species and to determine which crops are healthy and which ones are infested with
disease caused by fungi, bacteria, or viruses

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Blockchain in Agriculture
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IBM, Microsoft, SAP-SE, Ambrosus, Arc-net, OriginTrail all
big companies betting big time
Traceability
• Overseeing Farm Inventory
• Enhancing Agricultural Supply Chains
• Overseeing Farm Inventory
• Modernizing Farm Management Software
• Fair Pricing
• Community-Supported Agriculture
• Mobile Remittance for Small Farmers

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Directions for the Future
According to the Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), agriculture employs more than one billion people across the
globe. In addition, more than 50% of micro, small and medium enterprises in emerging economies are also engaged in agriculture.
The United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) in partnership with Atal Innovation Mission - NITI Aayog, Bill & Melinda Gates
Foundation and Rabo Foundation launched the Agritech Challenge 2021. This is aimed at helping address the issues faced by smallholder
farmers around productivity, climate change and supply chain as well as working alongside International Fund for Agricultural
Development (IFAD) and Bayer as partners.
while agriculture is a lifeline in many developing countries, it is also a high-risk sector. “It is subject to unpredictable factors from prices,
policies, diseases, to erratic weather and climate change. The Agritech Challenge is aligned with our focus on innovations in addition to
traditional approaches to help develop a more self-reliant and shock responsive agriculture ecosystem that can address food security
issues and also benefit smallholder farmers
World Food Programme (WFP) estimating 272 million people are at risk of becoming acutely food insecure. Through this challenge, UNCDF
will also enable cross-border collaborations among emerging markets across India, Indonesia, Malawi, Malaysia, Kenya, Uganda, Zambia.
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Key Issues to be addressed by Agritech
The availability and
fertility of agricultural
land, as well as
population dynamics,
are core to the role of
agriculture in economic
transformation
Price policies play a key
role in agricultural
transformation
Public investment is
important but not
sufficient for success
Institutional change
and legal reforms are
critical
Complementarity is
essential
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kvisweswararddy@nimsme.org
Thank you