technology in farming

What happens when two young engineers with no farming background land in rural India armed with drones and curiosity? Amandeep Panwar and Rishabh Choudhary were not looking to change agriculture, but a few unexpected questions from farmers set them on a path that took root in the most surprising way.

Smarika Chandrakar quit a thriving corporate career to become a full-time farmer in Chhattisgarh. With 125 people employed in her fields, she hopes to introduce advanced technology to improve productivity.

In Vidarbha, where farmers have long struggled with hardship, Krushi Sarathi, a movement founded by a local farmer's son, is planting seeds of change. Empowering farmers with tools, technology, and knowledge, Krushi Sarathi connects them to brighter futures.

As part of a Central Government project supported by IIT Bombay, students of Federal Institute of Science and Technology (FISAT), Ernakulam, have come up with a nutritional formula in hydroponics farming.

Here's how Digital Green is enabling farmers to become video filmmakers, which is turning them into more productive farmers and more confident human beings. All of this has been made possible by Rikin Gandhi, an Indian-American aerospace engineer, who had not even seen a village before 2006!