India’s dairy and agriculture sectors are witnessing a quiet yet powerful revolution through the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology’s (MeitY) AgriEnIcs Programme, a pioneering initiative integrating electronics, sensors, and AI to boost farm productivity and sustainability.
Under Secretary S. Krishnan’s leadership, MeitY has transferred four advanced agricultural technologies and launched an environmental monitoring system, turning policy intent into field-level impact. His vision of “electronics and sensor-based innovations creating tangible impact in common people’s lives” is now becoming a reality.
From Labs to Livestock: AgriEnIcs in Action
What began in research labs is now transforming dairy farms and warehouses. Farmers in Punjab receive real-time cattle health alerts on smartphones, while Food Corporation of India inspectors can now assess tonnes of pulses in minutes with AI-based systems. Developed by C-DAC Kolkata with IIT Kharagpur, ICAR-NDRI, and ICAR-IARI, the programme showcases scalable, affordable, and locally optimised innovations.
Revolutionary Dairy Technologies: Smarter, Healthier Herds
The Go-P wearable collar, commercialised through Handholders Global, predicts optimal insemination time by monitoring cattle temperature, replacing guesswork with data. Complementing it, MAST-D, a portable mastitis detector, identifies milk infections within minutes, helping farmers reduce losses and ensure healthier milk supplies.
Smart Quality Control and Environmental Care
In Punjab, Agenext Technologies Pvt. Ltd. has deployed Grain-Ex, CT-VIEU, and RIGE-Sense, AI-driven systems that redefine quality checks for pulses, chillies, and rice, improving accuracy and speed across the food chain. Meanwhile, ODORPravah, a real-time odour monitoring system, enhances environmental compliance and air quality near landfills and processing sites.
Scaling Sustainability and Self-Reliance
Secretary Krishnan highlights that technology transfer is just the beginning; the next phase is data-driven adoption and market-linked growth. Partnerships with private players ensure scalability and rural impact.
Reflecting the spirit of Aatmanirbhar Bharat, AgriEnIcs demonstrates how indigenous innovation can solve real-world problems—enhancing productivity, profitability, and sustainability across India’s dairy and agri ecosystems. The nation’s challenge now is not innovation, but acceleration.