Maharashtra Cabinet Clears MahaAgri-AI Policy for Higher Yield

The Maharashtra cabinet, headed by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has approved the Maharashtra Agriculture-Artificial Intelligence MahaAgri-AI Policy 2025–2029. This policy is aimed at bringing the state’s agricultural sector at the forefront of the digital revolution.

MahaAgri-AI Policy 2025–2029 is a major milestone in the state’s agricultural sector and is poised to reduce input costs. The AI-based platform will create a digital and geo-tagged record of fertilisers and pesticides applied to crops, farming practices, post-harvest processing, and quality certificates, among other details, throughout the journey from farm to consumer.

A senior Cabinet minister said, “This will increase ‘farmer-centric use’ of research, data exchange of AI technology, support start-ups, making Maharashtra a pioneer in digital agricultural innovation.”

The government has earmarked Rs 500 crore for the implementation of the policy and will be reviewed after three years.