Digital India in Indian agriculture , Importance

1. DIGITAL INDIA – A STUDY WITH
REFERENCE TO AGRICULTURE
SECTOR
Nagaraju L G
Assistant Prof
School of Commerce
REVA University Bengaluru-64

2. Introduction
• Prime Minister Narendra
Modi launched Digital India
on July 1, 2015 to create
digital infrastructure for
empowering rural
communities, enabling
digital delivery of services
and promoting digital
literacy
• Given that 68 per cent of
India's population is rural
and agriculture is the main
source of livelihood for 58
per cent of the population,
one must consider the role
of Digital Agriculture within
Digital India.

3. • Digital Agriculture can be defined as ICT and
data ecosystems to support the development
and delivery of timely, targeted (localised)
information and services to make farming
profitable and sustainable (socially,
economically and environmentally) while
delivering safe, nutritious and affordable
food for ALL.

4. Methodology of study
• The present study is based on secondary
data. Various secondary sources are
Annual report of Ministry of Agriculture
and farmer’s welfare, department of
agricultural cooperation India, Department
of Animal Husbandry and Fisheries,
Department of agriculture research and
education, Indian council of Agriculture,
internet, news papers, magazines, books,
broachers, articles and thesis etc. This
research work is mainly concerned with
impact of Digitalisation on Indian
Agriculture.

5. Objectives of Study
• T o study the digitalisation impact
of Indian agricultural sector.
• To study the Government of India
Schemes regarding Digitalisation of
Agriculture.
• To suggest innovative digitalisation
techniques.

6. Why India want to go for Digital
Agriculture
• India is the largest producer
of milk in the world. It is one
of the leading producers in
pulses, spices and has
world’s largest cattle herd. It
has also largest area under
wheat, rice and cotton. The
country is amongst top
producers in the production
of rice, wheat, cotton,
sugarcane, farmed fish,
sheep & goat meat, fruit,
vegetables and tea. The
country has some 195 m ha
under cultivation of which
some 63% are rainfed
(roughly 125m ha) while 37%
are irrigated (70m ha).

7. digitalisation impact of Indian
agricultural sector.
• Economic Impact of Digitalization of Rural
India.
• Increase in Employment Opportunities:
• Improvement in standard of Living
• Reduction in Risk and Uncertainty
• Increasing e-literacy in rural areas
• assuring food security

8. • Farmers are using the Internet of
Things and smart sensors to get
access to valuable information like soil
moisture, nutrient levels, temperature
of produce in storage and status of
farming equipment. The sector is also
ripe for the use of big data analytics
and artificial intelligence, technologies
that have been deployed successfully
in various sectors across the globe.

9. Government of India Schemes
regarding Digitalisation of Agriculture
• Pradhan Mantri Krishi
Sinchayee Yojana()
• Paramparagat Krishi Vikas
Yoaja
• Soil Health Card Scheme
• Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima
Yojna
• National Agriculture
Market (e-NAM)
• India emergence campaign
through village emergence.
• My Village My Pride

10. Latest Digital trends in
Agribusinesses
• Cultured farming
• Nutraceuticals :
• 3D food printing:
• Supply chain
innovation
• Urban vertical
farms
• Technologically
savvy
Agribusinesses.
• With wireless
technology
• Drones
• Data Management
• Remote Sensing
• Decision Farming
• Collecting Data
throughout the
Season

11. Conclusion
• An all-inclusive digital platform for the agriculture sector will
help improve yields and meet the growing demandThe numbers
around India’s agriculture sector is staggering. It accounts for
nearly 15% of India’s gross domestic product. It constitutes
10% of the overall exports. Over 58% of rural households
depend on the sector as their principal means of livelihood.
Most importantly, it feeds more than 1.2 billion people. Driven
by a growing population, in particular an expanding middle
class with higher incomes, the sector has seen a sustained
increase in demand, especially over the past decade. India,
however, continues to face significant bottlenecks in feeding
nutritious food to a large chunk of the population, leading to
issues around chronic undernourishment and malnutrition as
well as lifestyle diseases. To feed the currently undernourished
population, India would require a 3-4% increase in food supply.
With the population expected to grow even further, the strain
on the sector is likely to grow more in the coming years.

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