Jio, Cisco, others ink pact with Agriculture ministry to modernize farming sector

NEW DELHI: The Agriculture ministry has signed five Memorandum of Understandings (MoU) with Cisco, Ninjacart, Jio Platforms Limited, ITC Limited, and NCDEX e-Markets Limited (NeML) to conduct pilot tests and modernize the agriculture sector by promoting the use of digital technologies.

Based on these pilot projects farmers will be able to make informed decisions on what crop to grow, what variety of seed to use, and what best practices to adopt to maximize the yield.

The agriculture supply chain players can plan their procurement and logistics timely. Farmers will also be able to make informed decisions about whether to sell store their produce and when and where to sell at what price, an official Press Information Bureau release said.