Give a brief overview of the 'Digital Agriculture Mission'. How can it benefit the agriculture sector?

Digital Agriculture Mission - launched by Mo Agriculture, it aims to revolutionize agriculture by the use of digital technologies AgriStack: - DBT (Drone-Based Technology) - Curated Advisories - Features: MIS database, use of AI/ML, deployment of drones/IoT sensors Benefits to Agri Sector: - Evidence-based policymaking - by collecting data in real-time & making dynamic policies - Sharing of best-practices - will allow farmers to learn from other's failure/success - Precision agriculture - Ex precision irrigation/precision application of fertilizers → better utilization of scarce resources - Resilient Supply Chains - using block chain technology → will reduce price & income volatility - AI-cusated climate warnings - in local dialect/languages → early preventive/mitigation measures - Academia-Agri Linkage → agri-sensitive FaD → seed world applications - Reduction in pilferages of subsidies Overall the Mission will help in increasing agri-yields, resilience of the rural sector & affordability of food.

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