CROPDATA IS A PLATFORM BUILT TO EMPOWER FARMERS IN INDIA

CropData is a data-driven platform that provides an ecosystem with a cluster of services for the agriculture supply chain, aggregating aggregators, with primary focus on the first-mile interface. The platform’s agriculture e-marketplace allows farmers to connect directly with buyers with the primary focus on neutrality. This aids in impacting the lives of the small and marginal farmers, increasing their income and managing their core risks, by providing access to customised knowledge, fair markets, and essential services. The company’s Managing Director Sachin Suri tells us more about the initiatives. Excerpts:

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How can technologies like artificial intelligence, blockchain and cloud help improve agriculture, especially small farmers in India?

Every farmland in the country is different from the other. With the help of our data analysis, we have found that even adjoining farms can have significant variations in farm health parameters. In addition to environmental challenges such as drought, government schemes such as insurance, subsidies, and even minimum support prices being uniform for farmers across the nation pose great challenges for them. CropData’s mission is to help the smallest farmer in the remotest part of India make a viable living.

ONE OF OUR BIGGEST DISCOVERIES IS THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL FARMS WHICH ARE NOT ADjACENT TO EACH OTHER, BUT THEy DEMONSTRATE THE SAME PARAMETERS

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Using the capabilities of Microsoft Azure, we have built a platform to empower farmers in India. The platform is designed to solve some of the pressing challenges faced by farmers of the country with the help of cloud, AI and machine learning algorithms, and blockchain technologies.