The Ministry of Agriculture on Friday organised the National Conference on Agri Stack: Turning Data into Delivery. The conference served as a strategic platform for senior officials from the Centre and States key stakeholders to deliberate on the progress, challenges and future roadmap for the implementation of Agri Stack under the Digital Agriculture Mission (DAM).
The conference began with a welcome address by Devesh Chaturvedi, Secretary (Agriculture), who reiterated the government’s commitment to leveraging technology for transparent, farmer-centric governance. He highlighted the urgent need for States to dynamically link their Farmer Registries with updated Records of Rights (RoR) and actively utilise the digital datasets for scheme delivery and personalised agricultural services. In his keynote, the Secretary, Department of Land Resources (DoLR), emphasised the foundational role of digital land records and Aadhaar seeding for accurate farmer identification, noting the challenges of declining land value and income in rural areas.
The conference also witnessed the introduction of upcoming services such as farmer authorisation systems and Digitally Verifiable Certificates (DVCs), empowering farmers to share land and crop information securely and selectively.
A major milestone of the day was the signing of Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with the States of Maharashtra, Kerala, Bihar, and Odisha, and the PSB Alliance with the National Farmers’ Welfare Program Implementation Society (NFWPIS), MoA&FW. This collaboration will enable seamless digital access to credit services through Farmer Registry-linked authentication, reducing paperwork and benefiting small and marginal farmers across India. Additionally, the Special Central Assistance (SCA) Guidelines were jointly launched by Secretaries of Agriculture and Land Resources, Chief knowledge Officer and Advisor (CKO&A), Add. Secretary (MoA&FW) in the presence of other dignitaries.
A total allocation of `6,000 crore was announced to support States — `4,000 crore earmarked for Farmer Registry (including legal heir systems), and `2,000 crore for Digital Crop Survey, on a first-come-first-served basis.
The Ministry also showcased an AI-powered chatbot, trained on Agri Stack data and built using Google Gemini, capable of answering queries in multiple languages.
Additional AI tools are being piloted for assisting supervisors in crop identification, performing facial authentication of surveyors and optimising backend code in partnership with system integrators.