Union Budget 2026: FM Nirmala Sitharaman announces multilingual AI agriculture tool to help farmers, details inside – Technology News
During the Union Budget Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a series of the significant initiatives aimed at boosting agriculture allied sectors and rural employment.
Interestingly the highlights of her budget was the launch of an multilingual AI-based agriculture tool designed to assist farmers with crop planning, weather advisories, pest management, and market-related information in regional languages. The initiative is expected to improve access to technology and timely decision-making for farmers across the country.
Center will be partnering with state:
Additionally Nirmala Sitharaman said that the Center Government will be partnering with state’s to restore the renowned sandalwood ecosystem of India
Support to the cultivation and more development of high-value crops:
During the Budget the Finance Minister announced that the government is extending support to the cultivation and more development of high-value crops such as coconut, sandalwood and walnuts.
“To further enhance competitiveness in coconut production, I propose a coconut promotion scheme to increase production and enhance productivity through various interventions, including replacing non-productive trees with new saplings or plants of varieties in major coconut-growing states. A dedicated program is proposed for Indian cashew and cocoa to make India self-reliant in raw cashew and coconut production and processing, enhance export competitiveness, and transform Indian cashew and Indian cocoa into premium global brands by 2030,” she said.
Multilingual AI tool
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that Bharat VISTAAR is the AI tool that will enhance farm productivity, enable better decisions for farmers and reduce risk by providing customised advisory. Additionally she said that the proposed platform will also deploy AI tools on India’s “Agri Stack Portals”
“Bharat Vistar – Virtually Integrated System to access Agricultural Resources. I propose to launch Bharat Vistar, a multilingual AI tool that shall integrate the agri-stack portals and the ICAR package on agricultural practices with AI systems,” she said.
