Source: Business Standard
Why in News?
The Union Finance Minister described AgriStack as the “next UPI” at Business Standard Manthan. The government is building a digital public infrastructure for agriculture to improve service delivery to farmers.
What is AgriStack?
- A digital ecosystem for agriculture integrating farmer data, land records, and crop information.
- Aims to create digital IDs for about 110 million farmers.
- Built on three core databases:
- Farmer registry
- Land records
- Crop data
- Approved by the Union government in September 2024.
- Target completion: March 2027.
- So far, 86.2 million farmer IDs created.
Objectives
- Enable farmers to access benefits and services with minimal paperwork.
- Improve delivery of subsidies, insurance, and credit.
- Provide targeted agricultural policy support through accurate data.
