IIT Madras and Ministry of Agriculture collaborated on Project VISTAAR (Virtually Integrated System to Access Agricultural Resources).
The initiative intends to enhance the efficiency and efficacy of the agricultural extension sector through digitisation.
A Memorandum of Understanding was recently signed by the Ministry of Agriculture and IIT Madras to enhance the VISTAAR platform by adding data about start-ups in the agriculture and related industries.
This will make it easier for farmers and other stakeholders to take use of these start-ups’ capabilities and products.
Information on more than 12,000 start-ups in the agriculture and farming sectors can be found on the startup information platform created by IIT Madras’ Centre for Research on Startups and Risk Financing and its incubatee startup, YNOS Venture Engine.
Through this partnership, farmers will have easy access to this wealth of knowledge.
Department of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare’s extension services will become more effective.
