Sri Vijaya Puram, Apr. 2:The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Govt. of India as part of its commitment to enhance the Agricultural Sector’s efficiency and accessibility through modern technology has been dedicatedly involved in the establishment of a Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) for Agriculture with an aim to provide an integrated and interoperable platform that will enable farmers to access various Agricultural Services, Data and resources seamlessly.
For implementation of Digital Agriculture (Agristack) in a fast track mode in A & N Islands, Department of Agriculture, A&N Administration in association with Central Project Monitoring Unit (CPMU), Digital Agriculture Mission, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Govt. of India is organizing 3 days training program on Digital Crop Survey for Master Trainers for Implementation of Digital Agriculture (Agristack) in Andaman & Nicobar Islands from 2nd to 4th April, 2025 in the Conference Hall of Directorate of Agriculture, Sri Vijaya Puram.
Speaking on the inaugural session the chief guest, Dr. Apurva Sharma, Director of Agriculture highlighted the significance of the Digital Agriculture Mission, a Government of India initiative aimed at empowering farmers.
Earleir, Shri Ramesh Kumar, Joint Director (Agri), extended a warm welcome to the chief guest, resource persons from Ministry, and the trainees. He emphasized that, as a new dimension in agriculture for these Islands, it is crucial for the trainees to gain a thorough understanding of Digital Agriculture to effectively implement it in the field.
Ms. Kirti Kumari, Resource Person, Central Project Monitoring Unit (CPMU) detailed about the course content of the training and insisted for effective implementation of the mission in this UT. The important contents to be covered in the training are Farmers Registry/Database, Geo Referenced Village Maps and Crop Sown Registry or Database collected through Digital Crop Survey (DCS) system.
The team of Resource Persons from Central Project Monitoring Unit (CPMU) will be imparting training on Digital Crop Survey. Four villages of South Andaman zone so far have been Geo-referenced. Hands on training on Digital Crop Survey will be conducted in the Nayashahar Village which has already been Geo-reference as a Pilot Project.
The inaugural session concluded with the vote of thanks proposed by Shri Navasakthi, Assistant Director (Agri), Extension. Altogether 16 Master Trainers from Department of Agriculture, Revenue and SOVTECH are attending the training Programme.
