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Nation
Farmers Empowerment

FARMERS WILL BE
FARMERS WILL BE

EMPOWERED WITH
EMPOWERED WITH
TECHNOLOGY
TECHNOLOGY

In a changing India, the agriculture sector is also undergoing radical change, with digital
agriculture adding a new dimension to it. This digital agriculture is the future of India, and
talented Indian youth can make significant contributions in this field. Crop evaluation,
digitization of land records, and drone spraying of pesticides and nutrients are all examples of
how technology and artificial intelligence can be used. As a result, India is making concerted
efforts to empower farmers through digital technology.
ICRISAT'S 50TH ANNIVERSARY
griculture and farming are extremely important
Ain a country like India. This is why Prime CELEBRATIONS BEGIN
Minister Narendra Modi is determined to modernise The Prime Minister paid a visit to the International
agriculture and farming technology. India is focusing Crops Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics
on both high agricultural growth and inclusive (ICRISAT) campus in Patancheru, Hyderabad, to kick
growth. Self-help groups are also assisting women off the institute's 50th anniversary celebrations. The
in the agriculture sector, as agriculture has the Prime Minister also dedicated the Climate Change
potential to lift a large portion of the population out Research Center on Plant Protection and the Center
of poverty and lead them to a better lifestyle. for Rapid Generation Advancement at ICRISAT.
"We are focusing on both food and nutritional These two facilities serve small farmers in Asia and
security." In the last seven years, we've developed Sub-Saharan Africa. In addition, the Prime Minister
a slew of bio-fortified crop varieties with this goal in unveiled a specially designed logo for ICRISAT and
mind. Prime Minister Narendra Modi's remarks at the issued a commemorative postage stamp.
launch of ICRISAT's 50th anniversary celebrations in
Telangana on February 5 demonstrate that India's
goal is not simply to increase food grain production, ICRISAT CONDUCTS AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH
but also to look after the welfare of 80 per cent of ICRISAT is a non-profit organisation that
marginal farmers. Our focus is also on establishing conducts agricultural research for development
India FPOs and the Agriculture Value Chain, as in Asia and Africa's sub-Saharan region. It assists
Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants to organise farmers by providing improved crop varieties, as
the country's small farmers into thousands of FPOs well as assisting small farmers on dry land in
and turn them into an aware and powerful market dealing with the effects of climate change.
force.“
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