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News: The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras and Ministry of Agriculture and Farmer’s Welfare are collaborating on Project VISTAAR (Virtually Integrated System to Access Agricultural Resources) 

About Project VISTAAR

Project VISTAAR
Source- The Hindu

 

  • It aims to transform agricultural extension service by making information easily accessible to farmers from start-ups in agriculture and allied sectors. 
  • The digitalisation of the agriculture extension service will help farmers in accessing high quality advisory services on crop production, marketing, value addition, and supply chain management. 
  • The advisory services will also help the farmers to avail benefits of government schemes related to agriculture, allied sectors and rural development. 
  • The platform incorporates a database of over 12,000 start-ups in the agricultural and farming sectors, providing farmers access to start-up driven innovations and technologies. 
    • Eg: Innovative technologies developed by agri-start-ups can make agriculture sustainable and climate resilient. 

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