Skip to content
Free updates Login
SSCUPSC & State PSCNABARD / RBI

ICRISAT Starts AI-Based Agromet Advisories for Small Farmers

31 July 20251 min read
AGRICULTURE & RURALICRISAT StartsAI-Based AgrometAdvisories forSmall Farmers31 July 2025safalsetu.com

Why in the news

ICRISAT began an AI-based programme giving small farmers tailored weather and farm advice for climate resilience.

Key facts

  • Advice covers sowing, irrigation and pest and disease control, using AI and ML.
  • Partners: ICAR, CRIDA, ILRI, IITM, IMD.
  • Pilot in Maharashtra via Agro-Meteorological Field Units (AMFUs); lessons guide national rollout and South-South cooperation.
  • iSAT, built during Monsoon Mission II, is being upgraded with advanced AI.

Significance

Replicable across climate-vulnerable Global South regions as a scalable digital tool.

Exam angle

  • Institute: ICRISAT; funding mission: Monsoon Mission III.

Test yourself

1. Which institute launched the AI-driven agromet advisory initiative for smallholder farmers?

ICRISAT launched the programme.

2. Which Government of India programme backs the ICRISAT AI advisory project?

The project is backed by Monsoon Mission III.

3. In which state is the AI advisory pilot first being deployed through AMFUs?

Initial deployment is through ICAR's AMFUs in Maharashtra.

This topic is part of Daily Current Affairs 31 July 2025 (16 topics).

All topics of the dayDay quizJuly 2025

Read more