Precision Agriculture: Key Pathway to 'Viksit Bharat'

Authors

  • Sumita Chakraborty Additional Director Secretary, Agriculture Cost Management Board, ICMAI Kolkata
  • Parimal Ray Advisor to leading foreign company for MRT & Infra projects in Bangladesh Kolkata

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Abstract

Agriculture plays vital role in economic development of any country. Farming needs scientific approach and applications to combat challenges like global population growth (estimated to reach 9.7 billion by 2050), inefficiency of resource, declining fertility of soil. India, an agrarian country must adopt the transformative solutions like Precision Agriculture or Farming (PA or PF) to overcome these hurdles. Integrating advanced technologies such as drones, GPS, AI etc. in PA process towards self-reliance in agriculture, India aims to revolutionize this sector to meet food grain demand, empower farmers, ensuring sustainability, towards contributing to PM’s vision of Viksit Bharat 2047, making India a developed nation by Year 2047.

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Published

2025-02-25

How to Cite

Chakraborty, S., & Ray, P. (2025). Precision Agriculture: Key Pathway to ’Viksit Bharat’. The Management Accountant Journal, 60(2), 24–29. Retrieved from https://icmai-rnj.in/index.php/maj/article/view/173831

Issue

Volume 60, Issue 2, February 2025

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Cover Story

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