Digital Farming a Crucial Enabler for Sustainable Indian Agriculture

Abstract

Agriculture is India's largest employer, employing more than 265 millionpeople and accounting for about 70% of the country's rural population. Despite playinga critical role in Indian farmers' livelihoods, agricultural earnings continue to plummetat an alarming rate, owing to decreasing water reserves, massive land fragmentation,and catastrophic climate change. Drones, data-driven precision agriculture (IT, GPS,remote sensing, and GIS), intelligent sensors, the Internet of Things, robotics,automation, climate-smart resource management, advanced delivery systems, andcognitive technologies are new-age technologies used in digital Farming. This strategyis one of the most accurate ways to keep plants and make the best judgments possible.It allows farmers to conserve resources while ensuring a healthy plant, resulting in amore sustainable economy and environment. This article focuses on digital Farmingand best practices for leading sustainable agriculture techniques that allow farmers toincrease output while also providing consumers with safer, more nutritious, and bettergrownfood.