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.

In other words, KrushiPragati is a very specific and very

essential support mechanism for the farmers to make their farming more

profitable and sustainable.

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.