Digital tech to help in doubling farmers’ income

NEW DELHI: The use of digital technology is set to play a transformational role in modernizing and organising agricultural activities in a bid to double the farmers’ income by 2022.

Agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar informed Rajya Sabha that the deployment of technologies like artificial intelligence, big data analytics, block chain technology and internet of things (IoT) are important for the success of schemes.

“The government has constituted an inter-ministerial committee to examine issues relating to