Agricultural Engineering Today
  • Year: 2023
  • Volume: 47
  • Issue: 2

Agri-Tech : Powering agriculture

Founder, City Greens

Online published on 11 August, 2023.

Abstract

“Imagine a nation where a field of golden wheat is not harvested by hand but by autonomous machines guided by satellite technology. Now, realize that this future is closer than you think, especially in a country like India, which is on the cusp of a green revolution powered by Agri-tech.” India, an agrarian economy with over half its population engaged in farming, is at a critical juncture. Despite being the world’s second-largest agricultural producer, India’s agricultural productivity lags behind developed countries due to outdated prac tices, fragmented land holdings, and a lack of mechanization.