Overview
- Sinha said the Centre is implementing robust safeguards to ensure farmers and their production are not harmed by the Indo–US trade agreement.
- He directed officials and SKUAST to deploy IoT sensors and satellite imagery to create digital farm twins for precision irrigation that he said can cut water use by 50–60%.
- The Lt Governor called for farmer‑centric AI tools that he said could raise yields by 15–30% and halve input costs while giving smallholders real‑time soil and crop data.
- He ordered village‑level seed banks stocked with climate‑resilient local varieties and pressed for processing facilities in all 20 districts with FPOs linked directly to consumers.
- Citing a recent review led by Amit Shah, Sinha said the government will prioritise 200,000 litres‑per‑day milk processing capacity in J&K through the NDDB, as regional leaders like Omar Abdullah warn of potential risks to horticulture from lower‑tariff imports.