Annam.AI's Vision at National Conference on Next-Gen Farming

We are proud to share that our Senior Software Engineer, Mr. Karan Choudhary, and Program Manager, Mr. Hemanth M N, represented ANNAM.AI at the National Conference on “Next-Gen Farming: #AI, Automation and Digital Transformation,” hosted by the University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad (UAS).

The conference brought together leading #academicians, #researchers, #policymakers, and #technology #innovators to discuss the future of #agriculture and the transformative role of AI, automation, and digital #ecosystems in empowering #farmers.

During the session, Mr. Karan Choudhary, as a featured speaker, presented ANNAM.AI’s vision for building a farmer-first Digital Public Infrastructure for Agriculture. His presentation highlighted how #technology can be designed not just for scale, but also for real grassroots impact by addressing the everyday challenges faced by farmers across regions and languages.

A key highlight of the presentation was the introduction of the three foundational layers powering the ANNAM.AI ecosystem:

🔷 Infrastructure Layer
🔷 Engagement Layer
🔷 Intelligence Layer

Through practical demonstrations and real-world use cases, the session showcased how AI-driven, multilingual, and farmer-centric solutions can bridge the gap between advanced technology and accessible #agricultural advisory services.

The discussion also emphasized the importance of Explainable AI and Responsible AI practices in agriculture, ensuring that technology remains transparent, ethical, inclusive, and trustworthy for farmers and agricultural communities.

The audience deeply appreciated ANNAM.AI’s outreach-focused and farmer-centric approach, especially the “#FarmerFriday” initiative, a grassroots process adopted by ANNAM.AI to solve real agricultural problems through scalable and inclusive digital #innovation. The presentation resonated strongly with attendees and sparked meaningful conversations around the future of digitally empowered farming ecosystems in India.

We are honored to have engaged with distinguished dignitaries and experts, including:
🔸 Dr. Gireesh Maraddi – Director, WALMI
🔸 ⁠Dr. V.C. Patil – Dr. SV Patil Foundation
🔸 Dr. Aravind Kumar BN – UAS Dharwad
🔸 Dr. Milind Potdar – UAS Dharwad

At ANNAM.AI, we remain committed to building impactful, scalable, and inclusive #agricultural #technologies that place farmers at the center of innovation.

Ministry of Education, Government of India, New Delhi | Department of Science & Technology, Government of India | Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Government of India | Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology | Digital India Corporation | Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar

Shri Dharmendra Pradhan Ji | Prof. Rajeev Ahuja | Pushpendra P. Singh | Sudarshan Iyengar | Mukesh K. Saini | Suman Kumar