Digital agriculture and the problem of exclusion
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Key takeaway
Digital Agriculture Mission's narrow 'farmer' definition excludes women, tenant farmers, and SC/ST workers from digital agri-services.
- Step 1 · The triggerDAM's narrow 'farmer' definition excludes women, tenant, and SC/ST cultivators from digital enrolment.
- Step 2 · Knock-onExcluded groups lose access to digital credit, subsidies, and market data, widening the rural digital divide.
- Step 3 · Reaches youAgri-SMEs relying on these groups face higher input costs, operational risk, and lower productivity as their suppliers are cut off from digital services.
The trigger is reported by the source below. The steps that follow are Branch²’s traced reasoning — how the shock could reach a business like yours, not a prediction.
Source: The Hindu BusinessLine
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