Lok Sabha Question No. 1009 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-13
Subject: National e-Governance Plan in Agriculture
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Diya Kumari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1009

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 13 TH  DECEMBER, 2022

## NATIONAL E-GOVERNANCE PLAN IN AGRICULTURE

1009.  MS. DIYA KUMARI

Will  the  Minister  of  AGRICULTURE  AND  FARMERS  WELFARE क ृ षि एवं षकसान कल्याण मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  National  e-Governance  Plan  in  Agriculture  (NeGPA)  under  the Digital  Agriculture  Division  of  the  Ministry  will  be  extended  to  States  in  the  next financial year;
- (b) whether  the  farmers  have  been  benefitted  from  one  Stop  Window-Farmers Portal which disseminates information on various agricultural related matters; and
- (c)  whether  the Government plans to introduce more digital initiatives  like m-Kisan Portal to further modernize agriculture?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

क ृ षि एवं षकसान कल्याण मंत्री

( SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a): As of now, National e-Governance Plan in Agriculture (NeGPA) for funding to the states will continue.
- (b): Portal (farmer.gov.in) has been developed to serve as one stop window for the farmers for accessing information on agricultural activities.
- (c): The Government has various digital initiative to modernize agriculture such as:
- i.  Development of Kisan Suvidha mobile application to facilitate dissemination of  information  to  farmers  on  the  critical  parameters  viz.,  Weather;  Market Prices;  Plant  Protection;  input  Dealers  (Seed,  Pesticide,  Fertilizer)  Farm Machinery; Soil Health Card; Cold Storages & Godowns, Veterinary Centres and Diagnostic Labs. With market information, farmers are better informed about  markets to sell produce,  prevailing market  prices and  quantity demanded  in  the  market.  Thus,  they  can  make  informed  decisions  to  sell produce at the right price and right time.
- ii.  The  Indian  Council  of  Agriculture  Research  (ICAR)  has  also  compiled various mobile apps developed by ICAR, State Agricultural Universities and Krishi  Vigyan  Kendras  and  uploaded  on  its  website.  These  mobile  apps developed  in  the  areas  of  crops,  horticulture,  veterinary,  dairy,  poultry, fisheries,  natural  resources  management  and  integrated  subjects,  offer valuable information to the farmers, including package of practices, market prices of various commodities, weather related information, advisory services, etc.
- iii.  Launching  of  e-National  Agriculture  Market  initiative  to  provide  farmers  an electronic online trading platform.
- iv. Use of space technology for various programmes/areas such as Forecasting Agricultural Output using Space, Agro-meteorology and Land-based Observations  project,  Coordinated  programme  on  Horticulture  Assessment and Management using geo-informatics project, National Agricultural Drought Assessment and Monitoring System, Rice-fallow Area Mapping and Intensification,  geo  tagging  of  infrastructure  and  assets  created  under Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana, and Crop Insurance.

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