Agriculture in India, employing 42% of the country’s population and contributing 18% to its GDP, faces persistent challenges such as low productivity, fragmented landholdings, climate risks and market inefficiencies. As these issues place a growing burden on the sector, artificial intelligence (AI) is emerging as a transformative tool with the potential to drive meaningful change. Future Farming in India: A Playbook for Scaling Artificial Intelligence in Agriculture proposes a strategic framework to tap into AI’s potential and scale the adoption of AI in the sector.
Developed through extensive consultations with start-ups, agribusinesses, farmers, academia and policy-makers, the playbook puts forth a three-pillared framework to create an enabling AI ecosystem and rapildy scale AI adoption in the agriculture sector. It contains several practical use cases that provide real-world insights from the agricultural landscape in India. Further, it offers clear implementation roadmaps and intends to serve as a comprehensive guide for governments, agribusinesses, innovators and academia in building an inclusive, AI-powered agricultural ecosystem capable of addressing the sector’s systemic challenges.