11 December 2024 : PIB Summary For UPSC

Prelims Facts

1. Digital Agriculture Mission

(Source – https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=2082787&reg=3&lang=1 )

Context

The Government of India launched the Digital Agriculture Mission on 2nd September 2024, aiming to create a robust digital ecosystem for agriculture. This initiative includes key components like Agristack and data-driven tools for farmers. The mission ensures privacy and data ownership with state governments.

Digital Agriculture Mission:

The mission uses a federated system, meaning states own the data, and privacy is ensured following the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act, 2023.

The Digital Agriculture Mission was approved on 2nd September 2024 with a budget of Rs. 2817 Crore.

The mission aims to build a digital system to help farmers with information about crops and provide technology-based solutions.

It includes building digital tools like Agristack, Krishi Decision Support System, and a Soil Fertility Map to help farmers.

Agristack is made up of three main parts: a Farmer’s Registry, maps of villages, and a Crop Sown Registry, which are managed by State Governments.

By December 5, 2024, 29.99 lakh Farmer IDs were created, and crop surveys were done in 436 districts during the Kharif 2024 season.