Digital Agriculture: Fresh sowing had been done in the fields. Furrows were straight and deep. Yet, thousands of farmers in Andhra Pradesh (AP) and Karnataka awaited a text message before sowing seeds. The SMS, sent in their native languages Telugu and Kannada, informed them of the ideal time to sow their groundnut crops. In several villages in Telangana, Maharashtra, and Madhya Pradesh, farmers are receiving automated voice calls informing them whether their cotton crops are at risk of pest attacks based on weather conditions and crop status. Meanwhile, in Karnataka, the state government can obtain price forecasts for essential commodities like tur (split red gram) three months in advance to formulate the Minimum Support Price (MSP) scheme.
