Kisan Sarathi
India
Developed jointly by Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and Digital India Corporation (DIC), Kisan Sarathi is an intelligent online platform that provides personalized agricultural advisories to farmers through various channels including mobile apps, web portal, and Interactive Voice Response (IVR). It offers push and pull-based information delivery, live interactions with domain experts in local languages, and access to the latest agricultural technologies and knowledge. It also connects farmers with the research and extension network of ICAR, providing customized and need-based information delivery. The platform includes features like Know Your Farmer (KYF) for experts, call facilities, SMS gateway, and a comprehensive dashboard for monitoring and evaluation.
Digital Solution (DS) Category
Digital Agriculture
Digital Agrifood Services
Digital Solution Type (sub-category)
Farm management services, Weather forecasting
Market and price data analytics
Delivery type (format)
Web based platform
Mobile app
SMS services / Voice messaging
Call center services
DS supplier-user category
Government to business
Type of entity (ICT developer-supplier)
Government agency
Name of supplier/developer
Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) & Digital India Corporation, Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology, Government of India
Primary Users
Local authorities / government
Digital Solution Development Stage
Commercial stage (broad use use locally)
Number of users or subscribers
21,845,481 farmers registered. Source: https://kisansarathi.in/
Measurable positive impact(s) by Digital Solution (DS) on target users and/or audience
The platform has covered 303,681 villages and involves 745 registered institutions. It provides personalized advisories to millions of farmers, enhancing the outreach of the National Agricultural Research, Education and Extension System. Source: Developer website
Digital Solution Geographic scope
Pan-India, implemented across 34 states & UTs through 731+ Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs)
Name of Digital village(s), districts, communes where DS is used/deployed
On-line resource links (Web-page links, links to videos, links to reports, etc)
DS links to Government programmes, initiatives, and projects
DS Links to FAO, UN and other Development agencies projects, initiatives and programmes