{"id":107820,"date":"2026-06-12T12:12:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T06:42:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=107820"},"modified":"2026-06-12T13:49:44","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T08:19:44","slug":"oilseeds-kisaan-mitra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/oilseeds-kisaan-mitra\/","title":{"rendered":"Oilseeds Kisaan Mitra"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Oilseeds Kisaan Mitra Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has launched \u2018Oilseeds Kisaan Mitra.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Oilseeds Kisaan Mitra<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a <\/span><b>WhatsApp-based artificial intelligence-powered advisory service.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is developed by the <\/span><b>ICAR-Indian Institute of Oilseeds Research (ICAR-IIOR), Hyderabad.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It aimed at <\/span><b>strengthening oilseed (groundnut<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, mustard, sesame, sunflower, soybean, niger, and other oilseed crops)<\/span><b> cultivation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and improving farmers\u2019 access to scientific guidance.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Features of Oilseeds Kisaan Mitra<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It provides round-the-clock, research-based support <\/span><b>to oilseed farmers in multiple Indian languages.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>AI-powered chatbot responds<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> instantly with research-based guidance on variety selection, crop management, pest and disease control, irrigation, and post-harvest practices, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, free of cost.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Working of Oilseeds Kisaan Mitra<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It uses <\/span><b>advanced AI and a robust knowledge base<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> developed from the collective scientific expertise of multiple ICAR institutes.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It understands <\/span><b>questions typed or sent in regional languages<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and provides precise, crop-specific answers.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Farmers need no special app or internet browser; the familiar WhatsApp interface is all that is needed.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>chatbot covers<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the <\/span><b>entire crop cycle including variety selection<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>agronomic practices<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, pest and disease management, irrigation scheduling, and post-harvest guidance and seed availability.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The knowledge base has been built collaboratively with <\/span><b>ICAR-National Soybean Research Institute, Indore<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (ICAR-NSRI), <\/span><b>ICAR-Indian Institute of Groundnut Research, Junagadh<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (ICAR-IIGR), <\/span><b>ICAR-Indian Institute of Rapeseed and Mustard Research, Bharatpur<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (ICAR-IIRMR) and PC-Unit (Sesame &amp; Niger).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2271749&amp;reg=48&amp;lang=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">PIB<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oilseeds Kisaan Mitra is a WhatsApp-based artificial intelligence-powered advisory service. 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