To equip the State's farming community with the latest information about farm technologies, agricultural inputs and weather updates, Punjab Government is all set to launch a mobile application for farmers soon.
The farmers will be able to get information about agriculture development, including latest techniques to sow crops, availability and right type of fertiliser, herbicide, pesticides and weather prediction, with the new application, said an official spokesperson.
The initiative will prove a boon for farmers, as it will enable them to choose seeds on the basis of price and productivity, he said.The app will also provide information about weather at the time of sowing and harvesting, so that the farmers can save their crops from unfavorable climate conditions. The inputs related to adequate quantity of seeds, pesticides and manure will be provided on the basis of scientific practices, the spokesperson added.