Digital Crop Survey (DCS) and Agri Stack

Key Highlights

• Digital Crop Survey (DCS) system has been established to capture crop-sown details directly from fields via a mobile interface.
• DCS enables accurate, real-time crop area data for every agricultural plot, aiding in precise production estimation.

Agri Stack

• Agri Stack, developed by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, complies with:
  • The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023
  • Other relevant IT laws in India
• Key Features:
  • Farmer data privacy ensured by collecting data only with farmer consent.
  • Full control for farmers on how and with whom their data is shared.
  • Federated data management system, giving states control over their respective data.
  • High-end cybersecurity measures, including:
    • Secret code encryption of farmers’ information
    • Secure APIs with token-based authentication for controlled data exchange
    • Regular security audits and risk monitoring in compliance with MeitY and CERT-In guidelines.

Digital Inclusion for All Farmers

• Recognizing that not all farmers have mobile phones, the government enables access through:
  • Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs)
  • Krishi Sakhis
  • Common Service Centres (CSCs)
• States are conducting awareness camps to ensure no farmer is left behind in registering and benefiting from Agri Stack.
• The government offers administrative and technical support for seamless implementation across states.

State Farmer Registry

• The State Farmer Registry under the Digital Agriculture Mission includes:
  • All landholding farmers, including women farmers.
  • Tenant and lessee farmers, onboarded as per state-specific policies.
• States retain autonomy to define eligibility for tenant and lessee farmers in their registries.

The implementation of the Digital Crop Survey (DCS) and Agri Stack marks a transformative leap in digital agriculture, ensuring accurate crop data, enhanced farmer data security, and complete inclusion. These efforts will enable better planning, resource allocation, and agricultural productivity for farmers across India.

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