Agri Stack was launched in 2024 as part of the Centre’s Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) Mission in the agriculture sector to consolidate data on a single platform.
- It integrates farmer data, land records, and scheme benefits into a centralized digital platform.
- It is being implemented by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmer Welfare at the Centre in close collaboration with the Revenue and Agriculture departments of State governments.
- This will enhance farm productivity, enable better decisions for farmers and reduce risk by providing customised advisory support.
- The government aims to integrate Agri Stack Registries with all its major agricultural schemes and services, including Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT), Minimum Support Price (MSP)-based procurement, fertiliser distribution, loans, insurance etc.
- The Agri Stack comprises three foundational registries or databases in the agriculture sector:
- Farmer Registry: Under the Agri Stack, farmers are given a digital identity (Farmer ID) similar to Aadhaar, which are linked dynamically to the State’s land records, livestock ownership, crops sown, demographic details, family details, schemes and benefits availed.
- Crop Sown Registry: The Crop Sown Registry includes details on crops planted by farmers. This is recorded through mobile-based Digital Crop Surveys on the ground each season.
- Geo-referenced Village Maps data: The Geo-referenced Village Map Registry comprises geographic information of land records linked with their locations (latitudes and longitudes). So far, 5.4 lakh village maps have been geo-referenced out of the total 6.75 lakh villages. The target is to cover all villages by March 2027.
Source: The Indian Express