WHY IN NEWS?

Recently, the Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR) celebrated its 93^rd foundation day and on the occasion, the Kisan Sarthi platform was launched.

About:

• It was jointly launched by theUnion Minister for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare and the Union Minister of Electronics & Information Technology.
• It is a digital platformto facilitate farmers to get ‘right information at right time’ in their desired language.
• It will help farmers to interact and avail personalised advisories on agriculture and allied areas directly from the respective scientists of Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVKs).
  • Farmers can also learn new farming methodsusing it.