Kisan Sarathi Platform for Digital Agriculture
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Why in News
- The Kisan Sarathi platform is advancing digital agriculture in India by bringing agricultural advisories, expert help, weather forecasts, market rates, and government scheme details together on a single portal.
About Kisan Sarathi Platform
- The government launched Kisan Sarathi in July 2021 as India's largest integrated digital platform for agricultural advisories.
- It operates as a joint venture between the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology and the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare. The Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute and Digital India Corporation manage its implementation.
Institutional Network and Technology Backbone
- The platform links farmers directly with Krishi Vigyan Kendras, Indian Council of Agricultural Research institutes, agricultural universities, and domain experts using the Interactive Information Dissemination System for personalized two-way communication.
Integrated Digital Services
- It brings key government initiatives together, including the Kisan Call Centre, Common Service Centre, India Meteorological Department, MyScheme, and BHASHINI.
- By merging language assistance, weather updates, and service delivery on one digital portal, the platform has successfully resolved over 19.21 lakh farmer queries so far.
Farmer Services
- Farmers receive region-specific technical guidance, local weather alerts, current mandi prices, market trends, instructional videos, online consultations, scheme discovery tools, and updates on PM-KISAN.
Key Features and Coverage
- Key features include customized advisories tailored to individual farm profiles, real-time guidance in 13 regional languages, direct phone assistance, location-specific alert notifications, easy online registration, and access to a central farming knowledge hub.
Significance
- The platform strengthens lab-to-land knowledge transfer, improves decision-making for farmers, assists Krishi Vigyan Kendras, provides field insights to policymakers, and builds a more connected, resilient, and productive digital farming ecosystem.