India, April 2 -- Minister of State (MoS) for agriculture Ramnath Thakur informed the Parliament that more than 4.85 Cr farmer IDs have been generated under the Digital Agriculture Mission, as of March 28.

This is in line with the government's target to issue 11 Cr farmer IDs in the country by 2026-27.

An AgriStack Farmer ID, a unique digital identifier linked to Aadhaar and land records, facilitates easier access to government schemes, subsidies, crop insurance, and Kisan Credit Card (KCC) loans, streamlining benefits and promoting financial inclusion for farmers.

Thakur further said that the government is also planning the pan-India rollout of the digital crop survey, starting June 2025. He added that while the survey was conducted i...