Agri Stack Conference Highlights Digital Push in Agriculture Sector

In a move to accelerate India’s digital agriculture transformation, the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare (MoA&FW) hosted the National Conference on Agri Stack: Turning Data into Delivery on June 13, 2025, at Sushma Swaraj Bhawan, New Delhi. The event brought together senior officials from both Centre and States, highlighting efforts to integrate technology and data for farmer-centric governance, efficient delivery of schemes, and transparency in agricultural processes.

Why in News?

The Agri Stack Conference was organized by the Ministry of Agriculture on June 13, 2025. Key announcements included in  ₹6,000 crore Special Central Assistance (SCA) fund for States. MoUs signed with Maharashtra, Kerala, Bihar, Odisha, and PSB Alliance. Launch of Digitally Verifiable Credentials (DVCs) and an AI-powered chatbot for farmers. The initiative aims to enhance scheme delivery, improve credit access, and promote data-driven decision-making in agriculture.

Aims and Objectives

• Strengthen data-driven agriculture governance.
• Enable accurate and transparent delivery of government schemes.
• Digitally empower farmers for secure sharing of land and crop information.
• Promote inter-state collaboration for digital infrastructure development.

Key Highlights and Announcements

MoUs Signed

• States Involved: Maharashtra, Kerala, Bihar, Odisha.
• Purpose: Enable digital credit services using Farmer Registry-linked authentication via PSB Alliance.

Special Central Assistance (SCA)

• Total allocation: ₹6,000 crore
• ₹4,000 crore for Farmer Registry (incl. legal heir systems).
• ₹2,000 crore for Digital Crop Survey (DCS).
• Disbursed on a first-come-first-served basis to incentivize faster adoption.

Agri Stack Components Discussed

Farmer ID integration with flagship schemes like,

• PM-KISAN
• PMFBY (Fasal Bima Yojana)
• Kisan Credit Card (KCC)

Emphasis on,

• Georeferencing
• Data quality standards
• Compliance with Unified Farmer Service Interface (UFSI)

Launch of New Digital Services

Digitally Verifiable Certificates (DVCs) / Kisan Pehchan Patra

• Secure, digitally verifiable credentials linked to land and crops.
• Revocable via DigiLocker upon land mutation.

Unified Grievance Redressal Portal

• OTP-based login, multilingual support, audio uploads.

Farmer Authorization Systems

• Farmers can grant permission to others to act on their behalf.

AI and Tech Integration

AI-powered chatbot (built on Google Gemini),

• Supports queries in multiple languages.
• Trained on Agri Stack data.

Other AI tools being piloted,

• Crop identification
• Facial recognition for surveyor verification
• Code optimization support

Insights from States: Use Cases

Maharashtra

• Enrolled large numbers in Farmers Registry.
• Requested support for Data Provisioning Engine and AI Sandbox (Mahavistaar AI).

Uttar Pradesh

• Used Agri Stack in MSP procurement (2024).
• Highlighted DCS implementation challenges.

Karnataka

• Linked Agri Stack with banking, disaster relief, and soil health advisories.

Background and Static Facts

• Agri Stack is a digital ecosystem under the Digital Agriculture Mission (DAM) launched in 2021.
• Aims to unify land records, farmer databases, credit linkage, and scheme delivery through tech.
• Farmer identity is anchored using Aadhaar and digital land records.
• Integrates data from DoLR (Department of Land Resources) and other central/state agencies.

Significance

• Positions India at the forefront of digital agricultural governance.
• Reduces manual paperwork and fraud.
• Empowers farmers with secure data ownership and service access.
• Encourages data-sharing frameworks, public-private partnerships, and state innovation.

Summary/Static	Details
Why in the news?	Agri Stack Conference Highlights Digital Push in Agriculture Sector
Event Name	National Conference on Agri Stack: Turning Data into Delivery
Organized by	Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare (MoA&FW)
Key Announcements	₹6,000 crore SCA, DVCs, AI chatbot, Unified Grievance Portal
States with MoUs	Maharashtra, Kerala, Bihar, Odisha
Key Tools Launched	DigiLocker-integrated DVCs, Farmer ID, AI chatbot, Farmer Authorization
Importance	Boosts scheme efficiency, farmer empowerment, and state-centre collaboration