SBI further empowers farmers by integrating on YONO Krishi with first Government Online Seed Portal developed by ICAR IIHR
SBI further empowers farmers by integrating on YONO Krishi
with first Government Online Seed Portal developed by ICAR IIHR
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YONO Krishi, offering under YONO, integrates with ICAR IIHR seed portal
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Customers can purchase high quality and high yielding seeds through this
portal and get it delivered to their doorsteps
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This integration will enable ICAR IIHR to reach out to 2.7 Crore customers registered on YONO
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Due to transparency the entire amount of government schemes is reaching directly to the beneficiaries – Shri Tomar
Mumbai - August, 27 2020:
YONO
Krishi platform, as part of YONO offering of SBI, caters to all the
farmers’ agricultural needs, from sowing to harvesting. It is available
in 10 vernacular languages,
besides Hindi and English. It is yet another initiative from SBI to
make our farmer customers future ready by offering them constant digital
innovations pertaining to their agricultural needs.
Indian Council of
Agriculture Research (ICAR) has been bringing new innovations in
agriculture through research and development since last 91 years.
Indian Institute of
Horticulture Research (IIHR) team has bought out a digital portal for
farmers to purchase seeds of high yielding and disease resistant
varieties. Now farmers across the country can shop for
IIHR variety of seeds suitable for different climatic zones and
geographical areas.
ICAR - IIHR integration with YONO Krishi will empower farmer customers to purchase the
high yield, high quality seeds being sold by the research institute. The integration was launched by
Shri
Narendra Singh Tomar, Hon. Minister for Agriculture, Cooperation &
Farmer’s Welfare, in the presence of Shri Rajnish Kumar, Chairman, State
Bank of India on 26.08.2020.
Shri Narendra Singh Tomar, Hon. Minister for Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmer’s Welfare
said
“Wherever technology has been used, it has helped the rural areas
significantly, in which Banks have made significant contribution over
the years. State Bank of India, being the largest Bank, has played a
pivotal role all along. Due to transparency the
entire amount of government schemes is reaching directly to the
beneficiaries. Bank has contributed in implementation of Government
initiatives like PM-Kisan, Prime Minister Jan Dhan Yojana, transparent
payments to the identified beneficiaries of government
subsidies. With this integration of ICAR-IIHR with YONO Krishi, farmers
will be able to purchase seeds certified by the research institute.”
Shri Rajnish Kumar, Chairman, SBI
said, “With
the integration of ICAR-IIHR on YONO Krishi, customers will now be able
to purchase the high-quality seeds online. This is another step towards
fulfilling the dream of Shri Narendra Modi,
Hon. Prime Minister, of doubling the farmer’s income by 2022. With a Digital-First approach, it is part of our continuous endeavor to
provide innovative digital banking solutions to all our customers across the country.”
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