Federation of All India Farmer Associations (FAIFA) has lauded the steps taken by the Union ministry of agriculture and farmers welfare to promote digital technology in the farm sector and has urged the government to take appropriate steps for smooth implementation and execution of the digital agriculture mission.
FAIFA comprises farmers and farm workers of commercial crops across the states of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Gujarat. The farmers’ body feels that the agriculture-friendly steps by the government will give added impetus to the pace of major farm sector reforms in the country and help in increasing farm income.
FAIFA believes that the move to foster technology adoption in the agriculture sector will enable farmers, especially smallholder farmers (SHF), to make informed decisions on crops to grow, seed variety to use, and adoption of best practices. This is besides maximizing the yield thereby making the agriculture sector profitable.
The farmers’ body understands that introduction of digital technologies in the farm sector will aid precise targeting of all subsidies, services, and policies to benefit the farming community. It will also give a push to projects that use artificial intelligence, blockchain technologies to modernize the country’s agriculture sector.
FAIFA is of the opinion that the government’s decision to partner with private sector enterprises establishes a common intention to educate and increase farmers’ income between government, companies, and farming community to bring in revolutionary changes in the Indian agriculture sector. This move will result in meaningful outcomes for smallholder farmers by increasing their income, protecting their produce, and encouraging future generations to also take up agriculture.