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    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

     

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