Gujarat becomes first state in generating Farmer IDs under Digital Agriculture Mission

A Farmer ID is a unique digital identity of farmers based on Aadhaar, linked dynamically to the State’s land records system.

The Government of India achieved a landmark milestone in demonstrating the way forward in creating the Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) under the Digital Agriculture Mission announced on the 2nd of September 2024. On 5th December 2024, Gujarat became the first State in the country to generate Farmer IDs for 25 per cent of the targeted number of farmers in the State. This breakthrough represents a significant step towards creating a comprehensive standards-driven digital agriculture ecosystem as a part of the ‘Agri Stack initiative’ of the Government of India.

A Farmer ID is a unique digital identity of farmers based on Aadhaar, linked dynamically to the State’s land records system, which means the Farmer ID gets automatically updated with the changes in the land record details of an individual farmer.

The Farmer ID, along with the crop sown data being captured digitally under the Digital Agriculture Mission, is intended to provide the following farmer-centric benefits:

• Simplified and seamless access to Government schemes
• Streamlined paperless and contactless crop loans and credit that can be processed within an hour
• Personalised agricultural extension services tailored to the farmer’s need
• Direct and transparent benefit transfers
• Enhanced market connectivity
• Improved financial inclusion

The digital identity will also serve as a transformative tool for actionable insights and informed policy making to develop innovative farmer-centric solutions, ensuring efficient agricultural service delivery and creating a digital ecosystem for agriculture transformation, aiming to improve farmers’ incomes while focusing on sustainable agriculture.

A Farmer ID is a unique digital