11 Crore Farmer IDs Under Digital Agriculture Mission:
The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare achieved the target of creating 11 crore Farmer IDs under the Digital Agriculture Mission, five months ahead of the 31st March 2027 deadline.
- The target was completed on 23rd October 2026, with over 6 crore farmers already receiving benefits through Farmer ID-based service delivery.
- Farmer ID is A unique digital identity for farmers, created by linking farmers’ details with their digitised land records under the Farmer Registry of AgriStack, facilitating access to agricultural services and government schemes.
Digital Agriculture Mission
- Approved by the Union Cabinet on 2nd September 2024, under the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, with a total outlay of ₹2,817 crore, including a central share of ₹1,940 crore.
- Objective is toDevelop Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) for agriculture to enable data-driven governance, efficient service delivery and farmer-centric digital solutions.
- Key Components:
- AgriStack: Includes the Farmer Registry, Geo-referenced Village Maps and Crop Sown Registry, created and maintained by States/UTs.
- Krishi Decision Support System (Krishi DSS): Integrates satellite imagery, weather, soil, reservoir and groundwater data to support crop mapping, yield estimation, drought/flood monitoring and evidence-based agricultural planning.
- Soil Profile Mapping: Supports village-level mapping of soil characteristics for sustainable land use and crop planning.
