Agriculture-related Apps
- Kisan Suvidha (Govt. of India); Provides weather updates, market prices, plant protection, input dealers, and advisory. Example: A farmer can check the nearest mandi prices before selling produce.
- IFFCO Kisan; Offers agricultural advisory, weather forecasts, market prices, and expert consultation. Available in 11 Indian languages.
- AgriApp; Provides crop advisory, input supply, market linkages, and real-time expert guidance. Farmers can also purchase seeds, fertilizers, and pesticides through the app.
- Pusa Krishi (ICAR-IARI); Developed by IARI (Pusa Institute, Delhi). Shares improved crop varieties, technologies, and practices developed by ICAR.
- CropIn; Smart farm management app with real-time monitoring and satellite imagery support. Useful for large farms and agribusiness companies.
Dairy-related Apps
- NDDB – Pashu Poshan (National Dairy Development Board); Provides balanced ration advisory for milch animals. Example: Suggests the right feed mix to increase milk yield.
- m-Kisan Pashu Mitra; Animal health, vaccination reminders, and veterinary advisory. Example: Sends SMS reminders for cow vaccination schedules.
- Ksheer Sagar App; Milk collection and dairy farm management. Helps in monitoring milk quantity and quality in cooperative societies.
- Stellapps (smart dairy ecosystem); End-to-end dairy solutions like cattle management, milk collection, supply chain monitoring. Used by dairy companies to ensure milk quality and transparency.
Veterinary Apps
- Pashu Poshan (NDDB); Purpose: Balanced ration advisory for cows and buffaloes. Developer: National Dairy Development Board (NDDB).
- mKisan Pashu Mitra; Purpose: Animal health advisory, vaccination reminders, breeding support. Developer: Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare, Govt. of India.
- Pashu Aadhaar; Purpose: Digital livestock registry (like Aadhaar for animals), tracking productivity, vaccination. Developer: NDDB.
- VetConnect; Purpose: Helps veterinarians record animal health data and treatment history. Developer: International use (Zoetis).
- Pashu Seva; Purpose: Cattle health, breeding services, veterinary consultation. Developer: Some state animal husbandry departments.
Fishery Apps
- mKisan Fisheries App; Purpose: Information on aquaculture, government schemes, and advisories. Developer: Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare.
- Matsya Setu; Purpose: Online learning app for fish farmers. Provides training modules, videos, and guidelines. Developer: ICAR-CIFA (Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture), Bhubaneswar.
- Fisher Friend Mobile Application (FFMA); Purpose: Real-time weather, wave height, potential fishing zones (PFZ), disaster alerts. Developer: MSSRF (M. S. Swaminathan Research Foundation) in collaboration with INCOIS.
- aquaBazar; Purpose: Online marketplace for buying/selling fish seed, feed, equipment. Developer: ICAR-CIFA.
- eFishery (Global – Indonesia, but useful model); Purpose: Smart feeding system for fish/shrimp farming, reduces cost & increases yield.
Agricultural & Allied Sector Apps with Launching Year
App Name | Sector | Use / Feature | Launched By | Year |
e-NAM (National Agriculture Market) | Agriculture Marketing | Online trading platform for agri commodities | Govt. of India | 2016 |
AgriMarket App | Agriculture Marketing | Market price info of crops in nearby mandis | Ministry of Agriculture | 2015 |
Kisan Suvidha | Agriculture & Veterinary | Weather, market, livestock info | Ministry of Agriculture | 2016 |
Pashu Bazaar | Veterinary (Livestock) | Buy/sell livestock online | Various State Govts (like Maharashtra) | 2017 |
NDDB e-Market for Dairy (NEMD) | Dairy | Online platform for milk & dairy product trading | NDDB | 2020 |
Amul Online / Amul Dairy App | Dairy | Direct ordering of Amul dairy products | GCMMF (Amul) | 2018 |
Matsya Setu | Fishery | Fish farming advisory & training | ICAR-CIFE & NFDB | 2021 |
Fisher Friend Mobile App (FFMA) | Fishery | Weather, market prices, advisories for fishers | MSSRF, INCOIS & Qualcomm | 2013 |