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Kisan Sarathi App Digital Platform
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What is discussed under Kisan Sarathi App Digital Platform ?

  1. How Kisan Sarathi App Works ?
  2. Who are the beneficiaries of the system ?
  3. Development of Portal and App

Why in News ?

In order to facilitate farmers to get right information at right time in their desired language a digital platform namely Kisan Sarathi was launched.


Key Facts

  • Kisan Sarathi’, an Information Communication and Technology (ICT) based platform.
  • This initiative of Kisan Sarathi to empower farmers with the technological interventions to reach farmers in remote areas.
  • With the digital platform the farmers can interact and avail personalised advisories on agriculture and allied areas directly from the respective scientists of KrishiVigyan Kendra (KVKs).
  • How Kisan Sarathi App Works ?
    • The app will be used to provide information to farmers in their desired language.
    • The app will also facilitate officials to monitor daily activities like farmer registration, live calls, messages,
      Kisan Sarathi App Digital Platform
      Source : Kisan Sarathi

      advisories given and pending.

    • Farmers can interact with adviser.
    • It can addressing the location specific information needs of the farmers.
    • This system provides options to farmers to subscribe to the various services.
    • Farmers will then receive individual needs-based information for only those services to which they have subscribed.
    • Farmers have an option at a later date to either select more services or unsubscribe to some of the existing services.
    • The system is connected to a centralized database, which has all information on the farm, farmer, and previous transactions.
    • The experts at the back end have access to the farmers’ database while responding to the farmers’ queries.
    • The calls from the farmers are received at the centralized server and routed to the relevant expert.
    • The expert understands the farmer or the field problem in a better way and facilitates in providing an appropriate solution (Know You Farmer).
  • Who are the beneficiaries of the system ?
    • Agriculture Extension Department
    • KrishiVigyanKendras (KVK)
    • Subject Matter Specialist
    • Farmer
    • Field Extension Workers
  • Development of Portal and App
    • Interactive Information Dissemination System (IIDS) would be the technical platform used for delivery of personalised advisories through KVKs in Kissan Sarathi.
    • IIDS application has been developed using open-source technology such as PHP and MySQL for the web portal.
    • Data is transmitted through voice, text, images, and videos.

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