AgriEnIcs Programme

AgriEnIcs Programme Latest News

Recently, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has announced the transfer of technology under the AgriEnIcs Programme.

About AgriEnIcs Programme

• It is a national programme of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY).
• Objective: It involves research, development, deployment, demonstration, and commercialization of technologies in the agriculture and environment domain.
• It serves as a national platform for R&D and technology translation in agriculture and environmental management.
• By integrating AI, IoT, machine vision, and sensor networks, the initiative aims to bring digital precision to sectors that directly impact farmers and communities.
• The programme’s collaborative framework—uniting research institutions, industry partners, and government agencies.
• Nodal Agency: The programme is being implemented by the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), Kolkata, as the nodal agency with participating agencies from Academic Institutes, R&D laboratories, and Industries.

What is C-DAC?

• It is the apex research and development wing of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.
• It was established in 1988.
• Purpose: Its main purpose was to carry out research and development in Electronics, IT and other associated areas.
• It was set up to build Supercomputers in the context of denial of import of Supercomputers by the USA.
• C-DAC built India’s first indigenously built supercomputer Param 8000 in 1991.

Source: PIB

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