Overview
- Speaking at the AgriConnect event, Ajay Banga described the Uttar Pradesh approach as “not theory, but a working reality.”
- He said simple AI and mobile tools help farmers diagnose crop disease, guide fertiliser use, deliver early weather alerts and process secure payments.
- The resilience-by-design system pairs heat-tolerant seeds, soil-matched inputs, regenerative practices, efficient irrigation and robust insurance to limit livelihood shocks.
- Banga called for government, business and development partners to move in step to scale the model he observed during his May visit to the state.
- Officials said a World Bank–Uttar Pradesh initiative—reported as UP AGRISE/UP AGREES/UP Agri—aims to strengthen systems and benefit about one million small and marginal farmers.