Now farmers in Karnataka can enter the details of the crops they grow in their RTCs (record of rights, tenancy and crops) with a few clicks on an android app on crop survey.

Addressing an awareness programme on the Karnataka government’s ‘farmers’ crop survey app’, Sasikanth Senthil, Deputy Commissioner of Dakshina Kannada district, said this would lead to the empowerment of farmers.

Salient features

He said the authentic information provided by farmers would help them while applying for loans, claiming insurance and while getting compensation for crop loss. Various government programmes are likely to be linked to this app in future.

Stating that the app is linked to the Bhoomi (which is an online delivery and management of land records project in Karnataka), he said the information uploaded by the farmers will be reflected in their RTCs.

This app helps farmers to enter the type of crops – single or mixed – with the extent of the land along with the pictures taken on the mobile phone. The app provides the map of the land of the farmer’s survey number basis.

When told that some rural areas lack telecommunication connectivity, he said internet connection to the app is required only at the time of downloading the app and while uploading the crop information.

Kumar, Additional Deputy Commissioner of Dakshina Kannada, explained the salient features of the app to farmers on the occasion.

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