Telangana: KTR launches India’s first Agricultural Data Exchange platform

Hyderabad: Telangana became the first State in India to launch Agricultural Data Exchange (ADeX) and Agricultural Data Management Framework (ADMF). Developed as a digital public infrastructure (DPI) for the agriculture sector, ADeX is collaboration between Telangana Government, World Economic Forum and the Indian Institute of Science. IT and Industries Minister KT Rama Rao formally launched the ADeX and ADMF here on Friday.

Speaking on the occasion, the Minister said that both ADeX and ADMF provide the right platform to ensure fair and efficient usage of agricultural data by the industry and startups, besides providing a big boost to the data economy specifically in the argi-sector. These initiatives help Telangana lead the country from the front in using innovation and technology to drive food systems transformation and improve the livelihoods of farmers, he said.

From being drought prone region in the past, Telangana emerged as the rice bowl of India. It was the only State, which was implementing Rythu Bima, insurance coverage for farmers, besides extending 24 hours free power supply, the Minister said. ADeX software platform facilitates secure, standards-based exchange of data between agricultural data users (e.g. agri application developers) and agricultural data providers (e.g. government agencies, private companies, NGO’s, universities, etc).