IndiaAI Mission, Government of Maharashtra’s AI and Agritech Innovation Center, supported by the World Bank and Wadhwani AI Invite Global Submissions for Compendium on the Real-World Impact of AI in Agriculture

**Executive Summary** The IndiaAI Mission, under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), in collaboration with the Government of Maharashtra's AI and Agritech Innovation Center and supported by the World Bank and Wadhwani AI, has announced a global call for use cases for a Compendium on the Real-World Impact of Artificial Intelligence in Agriculture. The Compendium aims to document deployed and scalable AI solutions in agriculture. The deadline for submission is December 25, 2025, with the Compendium to be unveiled at the India-AI Impact Summit 2026 from February 15-20, 2026. **Key Points / Main Content** * **Purpose:** To document deployed and scalable AI solutions that enhance crop planning, strengthen farm operations, expand market access, and improve financial resilience for farmers. * **Compendium Objectives:** To showcase real-world agricultural AI solutions to policymakers, agritech leaders, and development partners; enable cross-sector and cross-country learning; highlight AI's potential in agriculture. * **Indicative Sub-Themes:** * **Intelligent Crop Planning:** Climate-aware and market-aligned planning at macro and micro levels. * **Smart Farming and Precision Agriculture:** Soil health insights, pest prediction, disease detection, irrigation optimisation. * **Farm-to-Fork Market Linkages:** Price forecasting, assaying, quality grading, traceability, and digital marketplaces. * **Financial Inclusion & Insurance:** AI-driven credit assessments, parametric insurance, and livelihood security tools. * **Important Dates:** * Call for Case Studies Opens: December 9, 2025 * Deadline for Submission: December 25, 2025 * Screening and Evaluation: December 2025 – January 2026 * Launch of Compendium at India-AI Impact Summit 2026: February 15-20, 2026 * **Submission:** Entries are invited to contribute a chapter to the Compendium. * **Inquiries:** Applicants may write to fellow3.gpai-india@meity.gov.in and ai4-agri@mah.gov.in using the subject line “Call for Use Case: Agriculture – Query – [Author Name]”. **Impact Analysis** **Innovators, Researchers, and Practitioners** * **Impact:** Opportunity to showcase real-world agricultural AI solutions. * **Action Required:** Contribute a chapter to the Compendium. **Policymakers, Agritech Leaders, and Development Partners** * **Impact:** Exposure to real-world AI solutions in agriculture and cross-sector learning. * **Action Required:** Attend the India-AI Impact Summit 2026 to view the Compendium. **Farmers in Emerging and Developing Economies** * **Impact:** Potential for enhanced crop planning, strengthened farm operations, expanded market access, and improved financial resilience. * **Action Required:** None specified, but potential beneficiaries of the AI solutions documented in the Compendium.

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