Farm sector harnesses IT to manage supply chains

Software has separate customised interface for all stakeholders

Hit hard by the vagaries of climate and the pandemic-induced market stasis, the agriculture sector in Pathanamathitta is increasingly harnessing information technology to align supply chains for ensuring a better price for growers. In a new initiative, the Department of Agriculture Development and Farmers’ Welfare, Koipuram block, has rolled out a market promotion scheme to link up local markets under it to manage the demand-supply situation. The intra-network, established using a Plan fund of the block panchayat, also facilitates home delivery of these produces through the website entechanda.in.