New Delhi, Nov. 24 -- India's farmers have long carried the nation's food security on their shoulders. Today, they stand at a turning point. Falling groundwater levels, erratic monsoons, shrinking landholdings and a widening gap between research labs and rural realities threaten their livelihood stability.

Yet, within the same soil that hosts these challenges lies the seed of a new revolution-led not by more tractors or tubewells, but by intelligence. Artificial intelligence (AI) can drive what I call India's 'intelligent revolution'-a third Green Revolution that's digital, data-driven and human-centred.

The farmer as a data innovator: Imagine a farmer in Mewat, Haryana. Soil moisture sensors track humidity levels while AI cross-referen...