FarmerChat, a free AI assistant for farmers, has served over a million users across India
A Varanasi nursery owner used it to control disease in 4 acres of mango saplings and estimates he saved about ₹10,000.
- Launched October 2024
- 5 languages, voice and photo input
- Free; funded by CSR and philanthropy
What it is
FarmerChat launched in October 2024 as a free agricultural assistant from the non-profit Digital Green India. It is available on Android in English, Hindi, Marathi, Kannada and Telugu, and farmers can type questions, send voice messages or upload crop photos. Answers take location, crop, growth stage and local weather into account, and are validated by agronomists.
Real results
Shiv Kumar Yadav in Varanasi used it for a four-acre mango nursery and estimates he saved about ₹10,000. Vishwesh Kumar Singh used it for spots on nearly an acre of wheat and estimates savings of ₹8,000 to ₹10,000. It is free because Digital Green earns nothing from it; philanthropic and CSR partners cover the cost. CEO Nidhi Bhasin says, 'Technology should support experts, not replace them.'
