Digital Agriculture Mission with AI

Context:

• The Centre is considering a major expansion of the Digital Agriculture Mission (DAM) in the upcoming Union Budget.
• The proposed outlay is ₹7,500 crore for FY27–FY30, marking a 166% increase over the earlier allocation of ₹2,817 crore for FY22–FY26.

What is the Digital Agriculture Mission (DAM)?

• Launched in FY22 as a five-year mission
• Nodal ministry: Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
• Objective:
  • Build Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) for agriculture
  • Enable AI-driven, real-time decision-making at farm and policy levels

Key Components of DAM

• AgriStack
  • Unified digital database of farmers, land records and crops
• Krishi Decision Support System (KDSS)
  • AI-enabled analytics for:
    • Weather
    • Crop stress
    • Pest outbreaks
    • Yield forecasting
• Soil Fertility & Profile Maps
  • Integrated soil health and nutrient datasets
• Remote Sensing & AI Tools
  • Crop monitoring
  • Early warning systems