Contents

1. Introduction 2

2. How can e-technology benefit farmers 2

3. Drivers of E-technology in Agriculture 3

4. Schemes Related to E-technology to Aid Farmers 3

4.1. National e-Governance Plan in Agriculture (NeGP-A) 3

4.2. Information Technology Vision 2020 3

4.3. Kisaan SMS Portal 3

4.4. Agrimarket App 5

4.5. Crop Insurance Mobile App 5

4.6. e-NAM 5

4.7. Seednet 5

4.8. DACNET 5

4.9. AGMARKNET 6

4.10. Kisan Call Centres (KCC) 6

4.11. AGRISNET 6

4.12. Green SIM 6

4.13. Facebook for Farmers and Extension Workers 6

4.14. E-choupal 7

4.15. SasyaSree 7

4.16. mkrishi 7

4.17. Weather based Information regarding natural calamities disseminated to farmers under different programmes. 7

5. Challenges in E-agriculture 8

6. Way Forward 8

7. Miscellaneous 9

7.1. Digital India Program 9

8. Previous Years GS Mains Questions 10

9. Previous Years UPSC Mains Questions 13