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KTR launched India’s first Agricultural Data Exchange and Agriculture Data Management Framework in Hyderabad

A new chapter in the history of Indian Agriculture unfolded today with the successful launch of India’s first Agricultural Data Exchange (ADeX) in Hyderabad. Developed as a digital public infrastructure (DPI) for the agriculture sector, ADeX is a collaboration between the Government of Telangana, World Economic Forum, and the Indian Institute of Science. Minister KT Rama Rao launched ADeX and Agriculture Data Management Framework (ADMF) at an event held on Friday. 

Speaking on the occasion, the Minister said, “Both ADeX and ADMF provide the right platform to ensure fair and efficient usage of agricultural data by the industry and startups and provide a big boost to the data economy specifically in the agri-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.”

It is an open source, open standard and interoperable public good, democratizing access to data and enabling the public and private sector to build applications and deliver services to benefit society. In Phase-I of the project, the ADeX Platform is currently deployed in the district of Khammam and over a period, will be expanded to the entire State.

Minister KTR also released the Agriculture Data Management Framework (ADMF) by the Government of Telangana. The framework has been developed after extensive public and industry consultations on the crucial aspects of data protection, management, and innovation. Informed by domestic laws and regulations and converging global best practices, ADMF is an agile, forward-looking framework, with the objective of facilitating consent-based responsible data sharing.

ADMF is applicable to all government departments dealing with agricultural activities as well as all agriculture information users and providers. Guided by best practices and well-established principles of notice, consent-based collection and processing of data and purpose-based limitation in utilizing the data, the framework provides for a robust grievance redressal mechanism.