CROPIC Initiative: AI-based Model to Monitor Crop Health and Loss

Learn about the CROPIC Initiative, aimed at enhancing climate-resilient agriculture through real-time crop monitoring, predictive analytics, and innovative farming solutions.

Context: The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare is set to launch CROPIC, an initiative to collect crop data through field photos and analyse it using AI-based models.

About CROPIC Initiative

CROPIC stands for Collection of Real-Time Observations & Photo of Crops.
It is launched under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY).
Aims to monitor crop health and stress and automate crop loss assessment using AI and computer vision.
Photos are captured 4–5 times during a crop’s life cycle to assess health and detect mid-season losses.
Uses computer vision and photo-analytic models to analyse images.
Initial rollout for Kharif 2025 and Rabi 2025–26
Photos will be crowd-sourced directly from farmers via the CROPIC mobile app, developed by the Ministry of Agriculture.
Also used by officials during insurance claim verification under PMFBY.
A cloud-based AI platform will analyse images to extract data like:
- Crop type
- Growth stage
- Damage and its extent
A web-based dashboard will be used for data visualisation and decision-making.
To be implemented in at least 50 districts per season, across diverse agro-climatic zones.
Will focus on three major notified crops (covered under insurance) in each district.
The initiative will be financed through the Fund for Innovation and Technology (FIAT) under PMFBY.