Considering the overdependence on agriculture for employment in India, entrepreneurship development in agricultural sector is of prime importance.
Transition of farmers into entrepreneurs or agripreneurs can be an engine to drive responsible and efficient farm production thereby ensuring food security across the nation.
Can AI, ML, Big Data, IoT and the related technology applications be a game changer for agripreneurship? How can agriculture be made more profitable through science-based and tech-driven solutions?
The Social Impact Working Group of the IET Future Tech Panel, with an expert panel of speakers explored how intervention of technologies can reduce losses and increase productivity as well as profitability to create a robust agri business ecosystem in India.
Speakers for the discussion included:
- Deepak Pareek, Farmer, Author, Speaker, Expert Digital Transformation, Serial Entrepreneur, Technology Pioneer - World Economic Forum
- Surender Makhija, Strategic Advisor & Sr. Vice-President, Jain Irrigation
- Major Ved Prakash Sharma, Co-founder & CEO of Gratitude Farms
Moderator: Digvijay Choudhari, Chair, Social Impact WG, CEO and MD, Sobus Insight Forum
Watch the video to know how future technology could revolutionise the business of agriculture and bring about the much-needed change.
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