Appreciation for Maharashtra’s Initiatives
Devesh Chaturvedi appreciated Maharashtra’s leadership in AI and technology adoption, particularly highlighting the Farmer ID initiative and the digital crop survey conducted by the Agriculture Department. He noted that through the Bharat Vistar platform, Maharashtra has begun delivering AI-based services to farmers, providing information ranging from weather and seeds to crop care, fertilizers, irrigation, and markets. Currently available in English and Hindi, these services will soon expand to all languages.
Dr. Soumya Swaminathan emphasized the importance of responsible technology use and highlighted the significant role of women in agricultural transformation. Technology, she noted, is neither inherently good nor bad — its impact depends on how it is used.