Krushi-Pragati

It is essential/necessary that problems/troubles /questions faced by the farmers in day to day agricultural activities must be resolved/overcome as early as possible to make their farming sustainable. To address routine concerns of the farmers, Directorate of Agriculture, Govt. of Gujarat has prepared a mobile application called “KrushiPragati”. In this application all the possible information related to agriculture pertaining to farmer is available. Using KrushiPragati, farmers can Geo tag their farms and can get specific updates for their farm i.e. Forecasting of infestation of pests & diseases, Weather Forecasting, Crop Health, Crop growth, Crop Calendar, Identification of stress in crop, Soil conditions, Contingency planning, Crop Suitability, Specific periodical crop advisories and regular agronomical as well salient sectors’ updates.

KrushiPragati enables farmers to have institutional support for all their problems being faced in farming. It supports farmer to be versed with each aspect of crops region wise i.e essential knowledge about crop varieties and their characteristics, seeds, best time for sowing /planting /transplanting, irrigation, crop spacing, requirement of specific fertilizer and its application, knowledge about inter-culture operations, weed management (weeding), control of plant diseases/insects/pests, crop harvesting etc. It also provides key information regarding agri-inputs and nearby accessibility for the same.

Moreover, KrushiPragati also has Chat option with experts. Using this function, farmers can chat and share picture of their farm to get immediate solutions from agri-experts. This function enables farmers to stay agri-expert just one click away. KrushiPragati is not only limited to agronomical support but it also helps farmers in post-harvest activities. It is also a platform to know the Market price of produces (of APMC), various schemes launched by state & central governments, and region-specific input supplier with contact details.

In other words, KrushiPragati is a very specific and very essential support mechanism for the farmers to make their farming more profitable and sustainable.