Tamil Nadu allocates ₹2 crore for Uzhavar AI farm advisories

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Tamil Nadu’s 2026-27 Agriculture Budget includes the Uzhavar AI scheme, with ₹2 crore allocated to provide farmers real-time, data-based advice. Mobile services will offer local weather forecasts, soil and fertility guidance, pest and disease alerts, and crop recommendations from sowing to harvest. Voice-first services will also provide farming advice, market information and welfare scheme details.

The state will issue Soil Health Cards to about four lakh farmers through combined Union and state funding. It has allocated ₹27.82 crore for eight Integrated Agricultural Extension Centres with storage facilities, and ₹3 crore for a statewide agriculture expo. The initiative builds on the Uzhavar mobile application launched in 2021.

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Digital advice could help farmers access information quickly, especially where extension services are difficult to reach. Its usefulness will depend on accurate local data, reliable mobile access and support in regional languages. Claims that AI alone can transform farming would be overstated. The scheme’s results should be assessed through farmer usage, advisory accuracy and measurable improvements in incomes or crop losses.

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