Lok Sabha Question No. 3887 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-12
Subject: Agri Stack Benefits for Small and Marginal Farmers
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Rajkumar Chahar

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3887

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 12 TH  AUGUST, 2025

## AGRI STACK BENEFITS FOR SMALL AND MARGINAL FARMER

## 3887. SHRI RAJKUMAR CHAHAR:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE ( क ृ िष एवं िकसान कʞाण मंũी ) be pleased to state:

- (a) the  manner  in  which  the  agri  Stack  initiative  will  help  the  Government  to provide benefits to small and marginal farmers;
- (b) whether any measures are being taken by the Government to provide various services to farmers through the Agri stack framework; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE क ृ िष एवं िकसान कʞाण राǛ मंũी (SHRI RAMNATH THAKUR)

(a) to (c): The Government approved the Digital Agriculture Mission in September 2024. The Mission aims to create a Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) for Agriculture, including AgriStack, Krishi Decision Support System (KDSS), and a comprehensive Soil Fertility & Profile  Map to build a robust  digital  agriculture ecosystem in the  country.  This, in turn, enables innovative farmer-centric digital solutions and ensures that reliable crop-related information reaches all farmers promptly. The AgriStack DPI includes three key registries or databases related to the agriculture sector, namely Geo-Referenced Village Maps, Crop Sown  Registry,  and  the  Farmers  Registry,  all  created  and  maintained  by  the  State

Governments or Union Territories. Farmer Registry provides comprehensive and useful data on farmers' demographic details,  land  holdings,  and  crops  sown,  enabling  farmers  to  digitally  identify  and authenticate themselves for accessing benefits and services such as credit, insurance, procurement, etc. It also enables states to design solutions that open access for farmers to the digital economy, such as the Purchase and sale of Inputs and produce online in a trustful  manner.  The  Crop  Sown  Registry  enabled  by  the  Digital  Crop  Survey  (DCS) System provides accurate, real-time crop area information for every agricultural plot. services, improving efficiency and transparency in implementing various schemes and services, and

AgriStack enables Governments to develop farmer-centric digital supporting hassle-free and inclusive benefit delivery to farmers.

i. JanSamarth (a digital platform that connects credit-linked government schemes) is integrated with AgriStack to help farmers obtain hassle-free and paperless Kisan Credit Card loans. ii. AgriStack  facilitates  efficient  and  transparent  MSP-based  procurement.  Through crop-based SMS communications, it has helped reach Farmers growing Pulses for a targeted  and  transparent  procurement  by  government  Agencies.  Further,  the  Digital Crop Survey has been integrated with the procurement system of Uttar Pradesh to help verify the crops procured by the Food Corporation of India. iii. Soil Health Card services leverage Farmer ID and Geo-referenced Village Maps for precise soil sample collection. iv.

- The Crop data collected through the Digital Crop Survey has not only helped the Government ground-truth the remote sensing signatures to improve the  accuracy of satellite crop maps, but has also enabled quick crop production estimations.

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