UP Achieves 86.88% Farmer Registry Target

Under the leadership of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, the state of Uttar Pradesh is rapidly advancing AgriStack, a digital initiative aimed at integrating the agriculture sector with technology.

A recent review of the progress made in this regard revealed that the Farmer Registry has covered 86.88% of its target, with 2,50,81,576 farmers registered out of a total target of 2,88,70,495 set by the Central Government.

This means that around 37.89 lakh farmers are yet to be registered. However, some districts such as Rampur, Ghaziabad, and Moradabad have achieved 100% of their prescribed targets.

In addition to the Farmer Registry, the state has also made significant progress in geo-referencing its villages, with 95,765 out of a total of 1,08,935 villages having been completed in accordance with revenue records.

After excluding matters related to surveys and consolidation proceedings, 93,187 villages were found to be surveyable, and geo-referenced village maps of 92,853 villages are available on the DCS portal.

The AgriStack initiative aims to integrate land and crop-related data of farmers to make the implementation of agricultural schemes more transparent, accurate, and effective.

To achieve this, arrangements are being made to digitally link farmers, land parcels, and farmer categories through the Farmer Registry, while also updating the Dynamic Farmer Registry on the basis of changes in records of rights.

This will help keep farmer-related information more up to date.

Out of the four priority use areas identified under SASCI, three have already gone live, including Fertiliser Management, Minimum Support Price, and Agricultural Production Estimation, while PMFBY is yet to be made live.

To ensure extensive utilisation of AgriStack data, a proposal has been made to constitute task forces at the district, state, and central levels, comprising young officers, agricultural experts, and other stakeholders associated with the Digital Agriculture Mission.

These task forces are expected to develop new examples of effective utilisation within the next three to six months, which will help make the Yogi Government's digital agriculture system more useful at the grassroots level and improve the delivery of scheme benefits to farmers.

The use of AI applications is also being planned to integrate crop, weather, agro-climatic, and other related data in order to prepare possible production scenarios and market intelligence.

Overall, the progress made in advancing AgriStack in Uttar Pradesh is a significant step towards digitizing the agriculture sector and improving the lives of farmers in the state.

The initiative is expected to have a positive impact on the agriculture sector in the state and contribute to the overall development of the economy.