WHY IN NEWS?
Recently, the Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR) celebrated its 93rd 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.