ndia has nearly 600 KVKs (Krishi Vigyan Kendras) distributed across its states. These KVKs do an excellent job of serving as a bridge between remote farmers and ICAR (Indian Council of Agricultural Research). However, still, farmers in India face many challenges in farming including pests, finding high-yield seeds, tackling pests, and finding ways to produce optimum crop produce at minimal expenditure among many others. The problems remain unsolvable due to lack of awareness among farmers.

Recently, Sugavanam, a farmer from Tamil Nadu encountered cotton whitefly infestation in his cotton crop. He tried several methods suggested by local farmers and his friends to no avail. Respite came when he sought help from Agri Directory (https://farmersgrid.com/services). The online service listed the nearest KVKs from where he could get help to combat pest infestation in his cotton crop. It was a KVK center that finally resolved his problem.

Agriculture in India makes a major contribution to India’s economy. To help the Indian farmers, every Indian state has a designated agriculture university where research is performed for improving farm practices of that particular state. Despite the world-class solutions and innovations developed at these universities, farmers stay unaware of them and still continue using traditional farming practices. This is where online services step in and help smart farming reach remote farmers in India.

The Agri Directory service puts the internet to viable use for farmers. With this website, farmers can easily access important websites and addresses that they may need to address pest infestation in their crops. Not only this, farmers can also access websites that give them information on the latest weather information in their region, Mandi (market) prices, crop insurance, crop loans, soil testing services, seed and fertilizer availability, latest government schemes, organic farming, farm mechanization and, state agriculture websites.

Introduction of this website has led to creation of more awareness among farmers who now know how to make use of the latest government schemes released for farmers. With just a few taps on their desktop and mobile phone, farmers can access to cures for crop diseases and game changing solutions for producing optimal crop production.

Handy and easy to use mobile apps bring more power to farmers. They ensure the farmers stay abreast of the latest farming technologies and save them from distress caused by unsolvable farming problems