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

The Union Budget (25-26) aimed to formalize a digital Agriculture Mission to use digital public infrastructure for Agriculture and adopt technology. Digital Agri Mission Agri stack → Digital public infrastructure → Divided benefit transfer → Aadhar → Scorecard of land SWAMITVA → land holding title by BLTE Krishi - DSS ie. decision support → Geospatial data → Remote sensing for crop planning etc → Extension services → Soil health management

Benefit to agriculture sector (1) Technological adoption (e.g.) currently only 45% mechanized (2) Better crop planning and land usage (e.g.) N:P:K ratio can improve from average 4.3:1 to 4.2:1) (3) Remote sensing data for weather (e.g.) improved cutting and sowing (4) Reduced leakages, improved agri governance (e.g.) DBT solved distribution of government However many challenges remain adopting Challenges: → Digital divide and literacy low → High small and marginal farmers (85%) → Costly adoption of technologies → Low skill to use UAVs or data → Lack of adequate agricultural finance Therefore to implement SMART and precision farming adequate government and private sector support is a give you mow.

— Ayush Pathak · AIR 215