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EDITOR’s NOTE

Agriculture on Way to Digital Disruption

Indian Agriculture has been, and continues to be the cornerstone of the Indian economy for thousands of years.
It has played a crucial role in the gross economic growth of the nation and affects the standard of life for a major
chunk of the country’s population. The role of the agricultural sector in boosting rural incomes and securing
India’s food and nutritional needs cannot be underestimated. In today’s date, this sector holds considerable
potential of stimulating growth. Over the years, agriculture has become more than just a job; it has become a way
of life for some. It has become one of the fastest growing sectors of the nation with the rapidly changing scenario
of modern technologies. The contribution of agriculture sector to India’s DGP is around 15 per cent.
Agriculture is fast becoming a data-driven enterprise with a wide range of variables like soil data, moisture,
nutrient, rainfall variability, timing of planting and harvesting and market price volatility. And the key component
to support the implementation of digitalization of agriculture is Spatial Data Infrastructure and low-cost smart
phones to support the bi-directional flow of data and information to farmers as well as experts and policy makers.

Advanced agriculture markets help farmers manage production and market risks through application of spatial
data bases that are cloud enabled and integrated through Application Programming Interfaces (APIs). This