Maharashtra Agristack (Farmer Registry)
MAHARASHTRA
Beneficiary Oriented Solution - State
Agriculture
Published By: SeMT
Collection and verification of farmer details. Linking farmer records with land records and Aadhaar-based authentication
Project Details
Brief Background
AgriStack is a farmer-centric Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) initiative under the Government of India's Digital Agriculture Mission. It creates a unified digital ecosystem by establishing key agricultural registries such as the Farmer Registry (Farmer ID), Crop Sown Registry, and Geo-referenced Village Maps. The platform enables seamless delivery of agricultural services, schemes, subsidies, credit, insurance, and procurement benefits to farmers through authenticated digital records.
Objective
• Create a unique digital identity (Farmer ID) for every farmer.
• Build a trusted and authenticated farmer database linked with land records.
• Enable efficient delivery of government schemes and agricultural services.
• Improve transparency, accuracy, and accountability in benefit distribution.
• Support data-driven policy making and agricultural planning.
• Facilitate access to credit, insurance, procurement, and advisory services.
Benefits
For Farmers
• Single Farmer ID for accessing various agriculture-related services.
• Faster access to subsidies, loans, crop insurance, and procurement benefits.
• Reduced paperwork and duplication of records.
• Better crop advisories and personalized agricultural services.
• Improved access to digital marketplaces and financial services.
For Government
• Accurate identification of eligible beneficiaries.
• Reduction in duplicate and fraudulent claims.
• Improved monitoring of agricultural schemes.
• Availability of real-time agricultural and crop data.
• Better planning and policy formulation.
Implementation Methodology
1. Farmer Registry Creation
o Collection and verification of farmer details.
o Linking farmer records with land records and Aadhaar-based authentication.
o Generation of unique Farmer IDs.
2. Geo-referenced Village Mapping
o Creation of digital village maps with plot-level information.
3. Crop Sown Registry
o Digital crop surveys to capture plot-wise crop information for each season.
4. Integration with Government Applications
o Integration with departments and schemes such as PM-KISAN, PMFBY - Crop Insurance, MSP - Procurement, MahaDBT, MahaVISTAAR AI, Farm Loan Waiver, Fertiliser Distribution, KCC Loan, Natural Calamities (E-Panchnama)
5. API-Based Service Delivery
o Secure APIs enable authorized departments to access verified farmer and crop data.
6. Monitoring and Governance
o Continuous validation, updates, and monitoring by State Governments and the Ministry of Agriculture
