3. Digital Public Infrastructure for Agriculture: Gujarat Forges Ahead on Generating Farmer IDs

The Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) of India

• Under the Digital Agriculture Mission, the Government has established an impressive watermark for itself of a major milestone in developing the Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) in the hands of the most important mission in India.
• Gujarat was the first state of India to make possible generation of 25% of the targeted Farmer IDs for the state farmers on December 5, 2024.
• It is a unique digital identity of a farmer based on the Aadhaar, dynamically linked to the State’s land records system.
• A Multi-Mode Strategy has been developed by the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare for the States so that comprehensive coverage can be ensured in the generation of Farmer IDs.
• The Digital Agriculture Mission brought States and the Centre together to create the Digital Public Infrastructure for the Agriculture sector.