Agricultural Technologies

Digital Tools, ICT Platforms & Agri-Fintech
Technology Innovation Key Features & Impact Organisation / Developer Visit Site
Coastal Agricultural Information System (CAIS) First open-access geoportal; >300 GIS datasets (soil, water, LULC, socio-economy) for coastal planning and policy support ICAR NRM Division
BigHaat Full-Stack Digital Agri Marketplace 4 Mn+ farmers; 78 channel data sources; monitors consumer behaviour, sales patterns, cropping patterns; predicts yield and pest risk per farm BigHaat, Bengaluru
Bhoomi Geoportal Spatial Soil Fertility Maps of India Distribution variability maps: soil pH, SOC, Zn, B, Fe, Mn, Cu in 640 districts (2025); prepared using ArcGIS semivariogram analysis and ordinary kriging ICAR-NBSSLUP / NRM Division
e-Atlas on Secondary & Micronutrient Fertility Maps Block-level geo-referenced maps for S, Zn, Cu, Fe, Mn, B in 640 districts, 28 states; used by researchers, farmers and fertilizer industries ICAR-IISS / NRM Division
SQICAL Soil Quality Index Calculator Interactive web tool for rapid SQI computation; quantifies and compares soil quality across sites/treatments; used globally by researchers ICAR-IISS/ NRM Division
Genome Editing, Biotechnology & Advanced Crop Science
Technology Innovation Key Features & Impact Organisation / Developer Visit Site
CropIn + Google Gemini GenAI Agri Intelligence Real-time GenAI-powered agri intelligence (2024); predicts yields, disease and other insights for farm management globally; 30 million acres digitised CropIn Technology Solutions Pvt. Ltd., Bengaluru
World's First Cloned River Buffalo Handmade Cloning (HMC) 7 clones from bull 'M-29'; world's first re-cloned calf 'Hisar-Gaurav'; 15,000 semen doses produced; 62 pregnancies; fertility comparable to normal bulls ICAR-NDRI, Karnal / NASF
World's First Genome-Edited Rice DRR Dhan 100 (Kamala) & Pusa Rice DST1 DRR Dhan 100: 35% more yield, stronger culm, early maturity (from Samba Mahsuri); Pusa Rice DST1: drought and salt tolerant (MTU1010 background); released May 4, 2025 ICAR-IIRR & IARI / NASF
CRISPR/Cas9 Genome-Edited Farm Animals MSTN-targeted gene editing in buffalo, sheep, goats; India's first MSTN-edited buffalo calf and sheep; mHMC cloning; precision livestock breeding Multi-institutional / NASF
BNI-Technology in Wheat Nitrogen-Efficient Systems 5-year project deploying Biological Nitrification Inhibition (BNI) in wheat for Indo-Gangetic plains; reduces N-fertiliser use and GHG emissions ICAR-IIWBR + JIRCAS (Japan) + CIMMYT