Indian Council of Agricultural Research signs a MOU with Amazon Kisan to Empower Farmers

Indian Council of Agricultural Research signs a MOU with Amazon Kisan to Empower Farmers

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Category : National Published on: June 13 2023

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  • Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), New Delhi signed a MoU with Amazon Kisan to combine strengths and create synergy between the two organizations for guiding the farmers on scientific cultivation of different crops for optimum yield and income. 
  • ICAR will provide technological backstopping to the farmers through Amazon’s network. 
  • It will improve farmers’ livelihood and boost crop yield. 
  • This MoU in farmer’s partnership with Amazon Kisan program will help ensuring access to high quality fresh produce for consumers across India, including through Amazon Fresh.
  • A successful pilot project between ICAR-KVK (Krishi Vigyan Kendra) in Pune and Amazon has decided to expand the collaboration.
  • The precision farming practices developed through extensive research will be disseminated for the benefit of a wider group of farmers.
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