New Delhi, Sept. 24 -- : Convergence and capacity building are vital policy areas concerning agriculture in India, Manoj Ahuja, Secretary, Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, said on Saturday.
Speaking at an event to release FICCI compendium on "enhancing farmers' income", Ahuja said contextual and correct information to anybody associated with agriculture has the potential to unlock a lot of value.
In this regard, Ahuja alluded to the Digital Agriculture Mission, which essentially tries to digitalise the farmer in terms of identity, linking up the farmers' land and geo-referencing it, and crops grown.
"These are some of the basic things we are trying to put in the agristack," he said. "We have made some headway; hopefully...