The effective use of Information Technology will drastically reduce the Farmer distress. Explain
Answer
JAM Project
Jan dhan Yojana-Aadhaar-Mobile linking project for direct benefits transfer.
Issuance of rupay Kisan credit cards
e-NAM
Pan-India electronic trading portal which networks the existing APMC mandis to create a unified national market for agricultural commodities.
Single window service for all APMC related information and services.
NCDEX
NCDEX, an agriculture-focused commodity futures exchange, has got 8,000 farmers to trade on the platform through four farmer producer companies (FPC) in last one year.
NCDEX provided the much-needed incentive for investing in production, it provides market structure for farmers.
Kisan-Suvidha App
The app has a simple interface and provides information on five critical parameters weather, input dealers, market price, plant protection and expert advisories.
An additional tab directly connects the farmer with the Kisan call centre where technical graduates answer their queries.
m-Kisan
It is maintained by Department of Agriculture & Cooperation, Ministry of Agriculture,
It is a SMS Portal for farmers enables all central and State government organizations in agriculture and allied sectors.
It gives information/services/advisories to farmers by SMS in their language, preference of agricultural practices and location.
Remote sensing and drone technology
Remote Sensing & GIS can be used for monitoring the crops and estimating the zones during natural calamities.
Drone technology can be used for sample data collection and pest detections.
PMFBY encourages use of such technology
Bankable farmer initiative
An African model, where farmers will have a profile and all details of their credibility and repaying capability will be monitored India is planning for such initiative.
Soil health cards
Maintaining soil related details through a dedicated portal.
