Atmanirbhar Krishi APP Launched

The Atmanirbhar Krishi App was launched by the Office of Principal Scientific Adviser, Government of India.

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The Atmanirbhar Krishi App was launched by the Office of Principal Scientific Adviser, Government of India.

About the Atmanirbhar Krishi App

• The Atmanirbhar Krishi app is launched under the Kisan Mitr initiative.
• The evidence information available to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), National Water Informatics Centre (NWIC), and others will be made available to the farmers through the Atmanirbhar Krishi app.
• Tech Mahindra Makers Lab team has designed and built the AtmanirbharKrishi App.
• The AtmanirbharKrishi app is created to equip farmers with actionable agricultural insights and early weather alerts.
• Data related to soil type, soil health, moisture, weather, and water table will be assessed to suggest the crop selection, fertilizers requirements, and water needs for each farmer at the farm-holding level.
• The available information will help farmers to make decisions on cropping patterns, the mechanization of small farmers’ holdings, or stubble burning.
• It will ensure that decisions are made factoring in the importance of sustainability of water and environment, and judicious use of resources.

Salient features of the app:

• The information will be available in a language comprehensible to farmers.The app is also available in 12 languages.
• The Android and Windows versions of the app are available on Google Play Storeand are free of cost for farmers, start-ups, KVKs, SHGs, or NGOs to use.
• An app will be available on a basic phone.
• Considering the connectivity issues in the remote areas of the country, the app has been designed to work on minimal bandwidth.
• It relies on the geo-location of the farm to provide relevant data. Data relevant to another location can be collected by entering the PINCODE of that area.