TS scouts for agri tech innovation partners

Conceptualises Saagu Baagu project to transform agri value chain with emerging tech

Telangana government is ready with an expression of interest (EoI) document, which it is expected to issue within a fortnight, to select partners for implementing a vision of transforming agriculture value chain through innovative technological solutions. The objective is to onboard suitable project implementation partners (PIPs) and their consortia of agri ecosystem players to prove and establish the transformation potential of innovative technological solutions along the value chain, IT Minister K. T. Rama Rao’s office said on Tuesday. At the heart of this move is Saagu Baagu, a project conceptualised under a flagship initiative called AI for Agriculture Innovation (AI4AI) to transform the state of agriculture by deploying emerging technologies in a scalable, inclusive and sustainable way. The project seeks to touch at least one lakh farmers over four crop cycles and establish enough readiness to scale it across the State.