Hi Friends,

Even as I launch this today ( my 80th Birthday ), I realize that there is yet so much to say and do. There is just no time to look back, no time to wonder,"Will anyone read these pages?"

With regards,
Hemen Parekh
27 June 2013

Now as I approach my 90th birthday ( 27 June 2023 ) , I invite you to visit my Digital Avatar ( www.hemenparekh.ai ) – and continue chatting with me , even when I am no more here physically

Thursday, 15 April 2021

Digital Farming ?

 


 

Dear Shri Tomarji,


Many thanks for the following initiative :

Pilot projects on digital farming in 100 villages    /  TOI – 15 April


Extract :

Ø  The agriculture ministry has selected 100 villages in six states for PILOT PROJECTS on DIGITAL FARMING , leveraging the use of TECHNOLOGY, DATA and ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ( AI ) , in supporting farmers in multiple activities

Ø  It has signed an MOU with Microsoft India to develop farmers’ interface for post-harvest management and distribution

Ø  The project will reduce UNIT COSTS for farmers and make farming EASY

Ø  Microsoft has joined its local partner CropData to do the pilot projects…….

Ø  DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY and DATA will be used to assist farmers in taking right and cost-effective decisions

Ø  With the use of TECHNOLOGY, farming will be a profitable venture  for farmers and the new generation will also get attracted towards agriculture

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MY TAKE :


Ø  Selling Farm Laws before selling Farm Crops ………………………[ 24 Sept 2020 ]

 

Extract :

#   It is high time, Central Government / established Agro-processing

      Companies and Agro-business  Start-ups, launch a massive campaign to

      EDUCATE the farmers by sharing with them the following examples of

     how TECHNOLOGICAL INPUTS are revolutionizing farms in the developed

      countries and raising the farmer’s income

      

     Apeel Sciences   /   Plenty Unlimited Inc  /   Aero-Farms    Iron Ox  /

     Perfect Day Foods  / 


         Prospera  /  Root AI  /  /  Not Co  /  Fazenda Futuro

 

      

#  We will incentivize our 75 Agriculture Universities and 700 + Agriculture

    Colleges , to set up on their  premises,

   

    AGRI-TECH INNOVATION CENTRES,

 

     which will offer subjects on “NEW AGRI-TECH“, collaborate with Agri-

     Tech Companies / Universities  around the World and train our farmers

     

 #   We will incentivize these foreign AGRI-TECH companies to set up

       “ PROTOTYPE “ operations in India for DEMO  purposes

       

       We will offer them free land / electricity + expenses incurred in training

       Indian farmers

       There will be one such demo-center in each of our 718 districts.

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Ø  How about introducing a PLI for agricultural produce ? ………[ 08 Dec 2020 ]

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Ø  Influence farmers and win Votes ? ……………………………….[ 04 Feb 2019 ]

 

            Extract :

             What Technology ?

             We need technologies which will, dynamically / automatically, compute

             for each crop ,


             #  the costs of all the INPUTS (water – fertilizer – seeds - power – labour

                  ), based on NORMS


             #  “ Output “ from the area of land owned by these farmers ( in Kg )


             #  MSP ( since INPUTS will vary from crop-to-crop and area-to-area )


             #  Transfer the amount to Jan Dhan bank accounts of each beneficiary

                  farmer (DBT )

  

Ø               It is possible to get our constellation of 7 NaviC satellites to “ map /

                 geotag “, each and every farm ( with a resolution of 1 meter ) and

                 calculate its area

            This can be verified by using technology offered by…. what3words


Ø               For each type of crop , INPUT NORMS are already established , using

                 historical data OUTPUTS NORMS ( kg / acre ) for different crops , are

                  statistically established figures


            #   “ Agricultural Crop Assessment “  is being offered

                   by PlanetBlackSkySatellogic 


            #   “ Humidity Sensors “ developed by Dr Shalini Prasad 


Ø               As far as CROP INSURANCE is concerned, Remote Sensing Satellites are

                 already being deployed

Ø               I realize that experts ( agriculture and economy ) might laugh , if I urge

                 Shri Modiji :

Ø             >  Give our Scientists and Software Engineers a chance to develop such a

                  TECHNOLOGY PLATFORM , based on the following matrix , which will

                   ensure DBT to our farmers , within 24 hours of pre-determined EVENTS

                   or DATES or CABINET DECISION ANNOUNCEMENTS, without the delay

                   and arbitrariness of “ human intervention “


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Related Reading : http://bharatrohan.in/

Extract :

>    BharatRohan CropAssure® uses the most advanced remote sensing tool

    called Hyperspectral Imaging which enables identical on/of miniscule color

  changes occurring due to pest attacks, disease outbreaks and nutrient

   deficiencies in the plants. 

>  The early stage diagnosis of the biochemical changes in the agriculture crops

   helps us create prescription on maps highlighted with the critical zones. An

 actionable precision agriculture advisory is generated and delivered to the

 farmers through our ICT based Decision Support System. Our Farmer Success

 Executes further help in implementation of the advisory.

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Ø  Congratulations , Shri P K Purwarji……………………………………….[ 21 Dec 2020 ]

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With regards,

Hemen Parekh  /  hcp@RecruitGuru.com  /  16 April 2021

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