NITI Aayog’s Frontier Tech Hub has unveiled a visionary roadmap titled “Reimagining Agriculture: A Roadmap for Frontier Technology Led Transformation”, outlining how frontier technologies can reshape Indian agriculture by boosting productivity, sustainability, and farmer incomes.
Launched in Gujarat in the presence of Chief Minister Bhupendrabhai Patel, NITI Aayog CEO B.V.R. Subrahmanyam, and several state and industry leaders, the roadmap aims to integrate advanced technologies such as climate-resilient seeds, digital twins, precision farming, agentic AI, and smart mechanisation across India’s agricultural ecosystem.
The strategy categorises farmers into three groups, aspiring, transitioning, and advanced, allowing for customised interventions that address diverse challenges faced by smallholders and commercial cultivators. This tailored approach seeks to strengthen agricultural resilience, enhance rural prosperity, and boost India’s global competitiveness in agri-tech, contributing to the Viksit Bharat 2047 vision.
Chief Minister Patel highlighted Gujarat’s leadership through initiatives like the Digital Crop Survey, Digital Agri Farm Registry, and i-Khedut portal, which use technology to improve productivity and reduce cultivation costs. He emphasised that “farmer sashaktikaran” (empowerment) through AI and data-driven innovation is key to achieving national development goals.
NITI Aayog CEO Subrahmanyam stressed that technology must adapt to farmers’ diverse needs, noting that 'customised solutions will bring true transformation'. Debjani Ghosh described the sector as being on the brink of a “technological renaissance” driven by data and intelligence.
Developed with BCG, Google, and CII, and guided by over 100 experts, the roadmap is part of NITI Aayog’s broader Frontier Tech initiative, which is crafting 10-year strategies across 20 sectors to drive India’s growth trajectory towards 2047.
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