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UP-AGREES project aims to boost farm productivity in 28 districts
Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday said partnerships with Google, Network for Humanity, ITC and Aquabridge under the World Bank-funded UP-AGREES project will increase agricultural productivity and farmers' incomes in 21 districts…
Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday said partnerships with Google, Network for Humanity, ITC and Aquabridge under the World Bank-funded UP-AGREES project will increase agricultural productivity and farmers' incomes in 21 districts of eastern Uttar Pradesh and seven districts of Bundelkhand.
The MoUs were signed under the UP Agriculture Growth and Rural Enterprise Ecosystem Strengthening project. The roughly Rs 4,000-crore project covers 123 development blocks across 28 districts, aiming to benefit 10 lakh farmers, 35,000 fish farmers and three lakh women over about six lakh hectares.
Adityanath said the partnership with Google and Network for Humanity will develop a digital public infrastructure for agriculture, giving farmers access to weather, market prices and advisory services through a single interface. The ITC tie-up will develop climate-resilient commodity clusters for paddy and wheat, while Aquabridge will connect fisheries with AI-based management and modern technology.
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Uttar Pradesh accounts for roughly a fifth of India's foodgrain output but farmer incomes in the eastern and Bundelkhand regions remain below the state average. The World Bank-funded UP-AGREES project, at Rs 4,000 crore, is one of the largest single agriculture interventions in the state. Its digital public infrastructure component, built with Google and Network for Humanity, mirrors the open-network model the central government is pushing under the National Agriculture Market scheme. The project's success will hinge on whether the 10 lakh target farmers actually adopt the bundled services. The next milestone is the rollout timeline for the digital platform, which the state has not yet announced.
Source: hindustantimes.com
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