Tamil Nadu Launches ₹600 Crore Soil Fertility Mission and AI Farmer App to Transform Agriculture

Why this matters to Tamil Nadu

Soil health directly determines agricultural productivity — degraded soil produces less even with higher fertiliser inputs, trapping farmers in a cycle of rising costs and stagnant yields. The ₹600 crore Soil Fertility Mission addresses this at the root, giving four lakh farmers scientific data about their specific land. The AI Uzhavar app extends this precision approach to real-time crop management. For Tamil Nadu's farming families, these investments could meaningfully improve yields and reduce input costs — translating directly into higher net farm incomes.