FarmerZone Agriculture DBT՚s Smart Agriculture Conclave

The Union Ministry of Science and Technology is creating FarmerZone- collective open-source data platform for smart agriculture based on biological research and data for benefit of small and marginal farmers.

Smart Agriculture Conclave

Agriculture Conclave

  • Department of Biotechnology (DBT) convened Smart Agriculture Conclave in New Delhi to set stage for “FarmerZone” .
  • Agricultural conclave aimed to advance technological intervention for small and marginal farmers
  • National and international experts in policy, IT, aggrotech companies, academics, farmers and representatives, along with research and innovation agencies from India, UK, and US brought ideas and solutions to develop “FarmerZone” - a public good that can be scaled up and applied across a number of different agro-climatic zones across the world.
  • Conclave organized in partnership with UK՚s Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) and Research Councils UK (RCUK) India.
  • Identified challenges in each agro-climatic region, and discussed possible solutions through scientific interventions.

What is the Vision for FarmerZone?

  • Meets the call for effective decision-making in agriculture by integrating science, technology, innovation and farm ecosystem
  • Caters all the needs of farmer starting from climate change and effects, weather predictions, soil health, water requirements and seed variety.
  • Connects farmers with scientists, government officials, economists, and representatives from global companies
  • Also integrates big-data and e-commerce companies for technology-based localised agri-solutions.
  • Collects quality data related to agriculture into the cloud
  • Link farmers with PPP based enterprises for data delivery.

Examrace Team at Aug 31, 2021