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He mentions the challenge of models being non-global due to variations in flora, climate, and infrastructure. Therefore, successful adoption hinges on establishing pilot projects, demonstrating tangible business benefits—such as reducing vegetation management costs, avoiding wildfire liabilities, or increasing crop yields—and nurturing relationships that tolerate some failure during the learning phase.
Agriculture and Digital Twins: From Policy to Precision Farming
Historically, India’s space program focused on national development through remote sensing satellites like those from ISRO—dedicated to crop statistics, disaster management, and communication. PRP’s own background includes talent from ISRO, leveraging this geospatial data to build detailed digital twins of farms.