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In the present situation arising out of the COVID-19 pandemic, and in light of the announcement by the Government of a Rs. 1.6 Lakh Crore package to empower the farmer and take initiatives like providing adequate choices to farmers to sell produce at attractive prices, better framework for e-trading of produce, agriculture marketing reforms, an associated target of opening 10,000 FPO’s and many such measures that will enable farm income enhancement, CSIR-Central Road Research Institute (CSIR-CRRI) has launched the Supply Chain Web Portal and Android Application “Kisan Sabha” (www.kisansabha.in)
Aiming to issue core farmer issues such as low price realization at the farm gate, availability issues related to timely transportation and access to quality seeds and fertilizers at affordable prices, Kisan Sabha has been conceptualized, designed and implemented after researching the ground realities of farmers, their immediate concerns and identified opportunities within the existing operating systems for improvement and empowerment. Hundreds of farmers and mandi dealers were interviewed and surveys were conducted to understand the demand and supply system and pain points. India’s largest mandi, Azadpur at Delhi, was also covered.
Features
Kisan Sabha has 6 major modules, one each dedicated for farmers, mandi dealers, transporters, mandi board members, service providers and consumers, respectively. It is intended to be farmer-centric while ensuring stakeholders across the value chain are benefited:
Launch
This app was launched by Dr. T Mohapatra, DG, ICAR & Secretary, DARE in presence of DG, CSIR Dr Shekhar Mande on May 01, 2020. The satisfying post-launch acceptance in its initial phase by the farmers and evident contribution to the overall agriculture eco-system is helping the Government in its goal of making the farmers more self-reliant as envisioned by our PM as part of “Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyaan.”
Success Stories
In the three months since its launch, the Kisan Sabha app and portal has been downloaded over 1 lakh times and is available in 12 regional languages to ensure effective connect at the grassroots. 11,000-plus farmers, 29000-plus transporters, 1100-plus Mandi Dealers, 5000-plus Service Providers and 3700-plus consumers are already using Kisan Sabha and realizing benefits from it
More than 35 renowned Agri-Youtubers promoting the app and around 40 Web News pages have covered the performance of Kisan Sabha. Unnat Bharat Abhiyaan has joined hands with Kisan Sabha, 11 Institutions has expressed interest in partnerships. A few Major Success Stories are as under:
-KisanSabha Team
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