Yogi Adityanath govt to prepare a database of farmers to directly provide them benefits

Through the database of farmers that will be prepared under the scheme of digital agriculture, information about what kind of grants are received by the farmers under which schemes will also be made available.

Lucknow: In another move towards increasing the income of farmers in particular and improving the efficiency of the agriculture sector as a whole, the Yogi-led government is preparing to promote digital agriculture in Uttar Pradesh to offer proactive and personalised services to the farmers. An action plan in this regard has been prepared which will soon be implemented as a pilot project in selected 3 districts of Uttar Pradesh, namely Mathura, Mainpuri and Hathras. The data of all the farmers in around 10 villages of these districts will be collected. In which, the details of the land of the farmers will also be added. In addition, for smart and well-organized agriculture, the map of their respective lands will also be digitalised. Along with linking the farmers to the welfare schemes of the government, personalised services to farmers such as soil and plant health advisories, real-time weather advisories, irrigation facilities, seeds, fertilisers and pesticide related information nearby logistic facilities and market access information will also be made available to them. With this, arrangements will also be made for proper marketing for the products prepared by the farmers.