**Digital Agriculture Mission Policy Summary**
In September 2024, the Government approved the Digital Agriculture Mission to establish a robust digital agriculture ecosystem in the country. The mission focuses on creating a Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) for Agriculture, including AgriStack, Krishi Decision Support System (KDSS), and a comprehensive Soil Fertility Profile Map, aiming to deliver farmer-centric digital solutions and timely crop-related information.
The AgriStack DPI comprises three foundational registries maintained by State Governments/Union Territories: Geo-Referenced Village Maps, Crop Sown Registry, and the Farmers Registry. The Farmer Registry offers comprehensive data on farmers' demographics, land holdings, and crops sown, enabling digital identification and authentication for accessing services like credit, insurance, and procurement. It also supports states in facilitating farmers' access to the digital economy for online input and produce transactions. The Digital Crop Survey (DCS) System provides real-time crop area information. KrishiDSS integrates geospatial and non-geospatial data (satellite, weather, soil, crop signatures, reservoir, and groundwater data) along with government scheme information to offer crop maps, soil maps, automated yield estimation models, and drought/flood monitoring systems. This supports evidence-based decision-making and innovative solutions in the agriculture sector.
A nationwide Soil Resource Mapping project, led by the Soil and Land Use Survey of India (SLUSI), is underway to inventory soils at a village level (1:10,000 scale) using high-resolution satellite and ground data. The goal is to standardize soil maps for land use and crop planning to promote sustainable agriculture.
The Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare (DAFW) is implementing the Per Drop More Crop (PDMC) scheme since 2015-16. PDMC enhances water use efficiency through Micro Irrigation (Drip and Sprinkler Irrigation Systems), which also reduces fertilizer usage through fertigation, labor expenses, and other input costs, ultimately increasing farmer income. The Government provides financial assistance for Micro Irrigation systems: 55% for small and marginal farmers and 45% for other farmers, capped at 5 hectares per beneficiary. State Governments may also provide top-up subsidies.
Shri Ramnath Thakur, Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, provided this information in a written reply in Lok Sabha.
Key Entities Referenced
Digital Agriculture Mission: A government initiative approved in September 2024 to create a digital agriculture ecosystem in India.
AgriStack: A Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) for Agriculture, consisting of foundational registries or databases associated with the agriculture sector.
Krishi Decision Support System: A system that integrates and standardizes geospatial and non-geospatial data to support evidence-based decision-making in agriculture.
Soil Fertility Profile Map: A comprehensive map to enable a robust digital agriculture ecosystem in the country.
State Governments: Responsible for creating and maintaining Geo-Referenced Village Maps, Crop Sown Registry and the Farmers Registry.
Department of Agriculture Farmers Welfare: The implementing body of the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Per Drop More Crop (PDMC).
Per Drop More Crop: A centrally sponsored scheme focused on enhancing water use efficiency at the farm level through Micro Irrigation.
Shri Ramnath Thakur: Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.
Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
DIGITAL AGRICULTURE MISSION
Posted On: 12 AUG 2025 4:13PM by PIB Delhi
The Government has approved the Digital Agriculture Mission in September 2024. The Mission envisages the
creation of a Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) for Agriculture, such as AgriStack, Krishi Decision Support
System (KDSS), and a comprehensive Soil Fertility & Profile Map to enable a robust digital agriculture
ecosystem in the country. This, in turn, would drive innovative farmer-centric digital solutions and make
reliable crop-related information available to all farmers on time. The AgriStack DPI consists of three
foundational registries or databases associated with the agriculture sector, i.e., Geo-Referenced Village Maps,
Crop Sown Registry and the Farmers Registry, all created and maintained by the State Governments/ 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 them for accessing benefits and services
such as credit, insurance, procurement etc. It also enables state to design solutions that open access for
farmers to the digital economy such as Purchase and Sell of Inputs and Produce online in a trustful manner.
Digital Crop Survey (DCS) System provides accurate, real-time crop area information for every agricultural
plot.
Krishi-DSS integrates and standardizes geospatial and non-geospatial data, including satellite, weather, soil,
crop signatures, reservoir, and groundwater data, along with government scheme information. Krishi-DSS
offers crop maps, soil maps, automated yield estimation models, drought/flood monitoring systems, etc, which
support evidence-based decision-making by the government and facilitate innovative solutions by research
institutions and the agritech industry.
Further, a nationwide Soil Resource Mapping project has been initiated by the Soil and Land Use Survey of
India (SLUSI), which is inventorying soils at a village level at 1:10,000 scale using high-resolution satellite
and ground data to standardized soil maps for rational land use and crop planning to promote sustainable
agriculture.
Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare (DA&FW) is implementing the Centrally Sponsored Scheme
of Per Drop More Crop (PDMC) in the Country from 2015-16. PDMC focuses on enhancing water use
efficiency at the farm level through Micro Irrigation, namely Drip and Sprinkler Irrigation Systems. The
Micro Irrigation helps in water saving as well as reducing fertilizer usage through fertigation, labour expenses,
other input costs and overall income enhancement of farmers.
The Government provides financial assistance @ 55% for small and marginal farmers and @ 45%
for other farmers for installation of Drip and Sprinkler systems under the PDMC. Besides State
Government, also provide Top-up subsidy to farmers from their State Budget. The Assistance for
installation of Micro Irrigation systems is limited to 5 hectares per beneficiary.
This information was given by Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Shri Ramnath Thakur
in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
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