Panel Discussion-1: Agriculture Development - Outlook and Vision for the Next Decade

Описание: Agriculture Development - Outlook and Vision for the Next Decade.
Session Strategized by Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR) & Drone Federation of India (DFI).

Introduction to the Panel Discussion: As to increase agronomic productivity and address most evident impact of climate change, there is a real
need for direct application of digital and other technologies to agriculture sector. Further, technologies can improve agricultural transparency &
traceability; streamline agricultural supply chains, drive digital logistic services; enhance food safety; support trade in agriculture; create more &
more self-employment in rural sector; real-time & trusted information to consumers and help combat fraudulent processes. Be it satellite data, data
analytics, mobile or digital applications, artificial intelligence, Internet-of-things (IoT), drone applications, etc., these landscapes of agricultural
technologies are here to decrease manual labour requirement, improve accuracy and reduce the cost of monitoring, usage of water, bring energy
efficiency and create improved rural economy. In addition, as we progress, policies & regulatory norms of the Government for technological
intervention should support the goal of achieving more resilient, sustainable and productive agriculture other than facilitating opportunities for
commercial farming. All in all, creating a network of supporting ecosystem to AgriTech Start-ups is the way forward.