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Empowering Agriculture In The Digital Technology And Innovative Policies

Dr. Bomma Hanumantha Rao

Volume: 15 Special Issue: 5 2025

Abstract:

In light of worldwide issues such as rising food demand, climate change, and resource limitations, there is an urgent necessity for creative farming techniques. For India, optimizing agricultural practices to increase crop yield is regarded as a crucial phenomenon. India's economy is dominated by agriculture since the vast majority of its people depend on it for their livelihood. Digital instruments that provide accuracy, efficiency, and connectivity are transforming agriculture, which is sometimes thought to be reluctant to modernize. In digital agriculture, along with automated and GPS-equipped machinery, farm data is progressively gathered by robots, sensors, and drones, as well as through the analysis of satellite images, and stored on digital platforms and in cloud services. This offers contributions for “smart farming” while continuing to enhance automation, digitalization, and the integration of artificial intelligence within agriculture. Intelligent agriculture emphasizes utilizing collected data and integrating it from diverse data sources to illustrate the broader perspective for overseeing all farm activities. Smart farming represents a significant advancement over traditional farming by introducing certainty and predictability, Advancements in digital farming solutions are empowering millions of Indian farmers, unlocking increased productivity, boosting sustainability, and creating new digital farming jobs that fuel rural growth, shaping the future of agriculture. By improving the effectiveness and transparency of government programs, facilitating the use of precision farming technology that increase sustainability and production, and offering data driven insights for evidence-based decision-making, the digital age strengthens agricultural policies. The only ground level organization that can help with program implementation and offer knowledge support to farmers and other intermediaries is Agricultural Extension Services. Farmers require a broader spectrum of support, including organizational, marketing, technological, financial, and entrepreneurial assistance, given the changing nature of agriculture and the escalating problems. Farmers need assistance incorporating a variety of knowledge from multiple sources into their production environment in order to succeed. Farmers need access to trustworthy information in order to boost their output. Policies are being formulated to improve farmer literacy and establish open data systems to assist the entire agricultural value chain

DOI: http://doi.org/10.37648/ijrssh.v15i05.011

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