NITI Aayog today unveiled a roadmap outlining a strategic vision to harness frontier technologies, including climate resilient seeds, digital twins, precision agriculture, agentic AI and advanced mechanisation to enhance productivity, sustainability and incomes across India’s diverse agricultural landscape.

The roadmap, ‘Reimagining Agriculture: A Roadmap for Frontier Technology Led Transformation,’ offers tailored, actionable solutions sensitive to the varied challenges faced by smallholders to commercial cultivators by segmenting farmers into three primary archetypes, i.e. Aspiring, Transitioning, and Advanced, an official spokesman said here.

The roadmap points out that with right interventions, India can unlock new levels of agricultural resilience, inclusive rural prosperity and global competitiveness in agri-tech innovation, contributing meaningfully towards the vision of Viksit Bharat by 2047.

The roadmap, developed in collaboration with knowledge partners – BCG, Google and CII -under the guidance of experts from industry and academia, was launched in Gandhinagar. Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendrabhai Patel.

Speaking on the occasion, the Chief Minister said “Gujarat is uniquely positioned to lead India’s agricultural transformation. Through initiatives such as the Digital Crop Survey, Digital Agri Farm Registry and the i-Khedut portal, we are building a seamless ecosystem that integrates technology across every stage of farming.’’

He said these innovations help farmers combat crop diseases, enhance productivity and adopt next-generation seeds and tools that lower the cost of cultivation.

Pointing out that Digital integration is not just about improving efficiency, but is empowering farmers, the Chief Minister said farmer sashaktikaran (empowerment) is essential for realising the vision of Viksit Bharat 2047.

‘’By harnessing AI, data, and precision technologies, we can ensure that every acre becomes more productive, every drop of water more valuable, and every farmer more prosperous," he said.

B.V.R. Subrahmanyam, CEO, NITI Aayog, said “No two farmers in India are the same, and technology must reflect that diversity. The real impact of frontier technologies will come from how well we customize solutions—whether for a smallholder or a commercial cultivator; a farmer growing staples or a horticulturist.

He said the roadmap rightly emphasizes differentiated strategies for aspiring, transitioning and advanced farmers.

‘’If we design with empathy and deploy with precision, technology can truly transform livelihoods, making agriculture more resilient, inclusive and future-ready,” he added.