New Delhi: State-owned lender Bank of Baroda (BoB) is planning to build an agri-digital platform called 'Baroda Kisan' that will cater specifically to farmers. The digital platform is aimed at providing solutions for all major agricultural requirements. BoB signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with six companies, including Skymet Weather Services, Weather Risk Management Services, BigHaat, Agrostar India, EM3 Agri Services and Poorti Agri Services.
The service will be aimed at providing a holistic approach towards solving agricultural issues by providing reliable and customised information, offering the convenience of renting farm equipment, inputs for use etcAn official statement released by BoB said that the platform will be executed by IT Centre of Excellence (ITCoE) of Bank of Baroda in partnership with IBM India.