Indian agriculture is moving beyond basic farmer-facing apps to a new era driven by artificial intelligence, satellite imagery, GIS-based crop intelligence and data-led decision-making.In this episode of Agrispective, Subramani Ra Mancombu speaks with Amit Agarwal, co-founder and CEO of StarAgri Warehousing & Collateral Management Ltd., about how technology is reshaping the agricultural value chain.Agarwal explains how AI and digital intelligence are helping farmers make better crop choices, improve productivity, strengthen traceability and gain access to formal financing through more accurate risk assessments. He discusses the growing role of satellite data in monitoring crop health, estimating production and supporting agricultural lending through farmer scorecards built on historical crop and transaction data.The conversation also explores the outlook for the current kharif season, with Agarwal expecting production to be 5-7% lower than last year due to weather-related challenges and the need for more accurate forecasting tools. He highlights how warehouse receipt financing and collateral management can help farmers avoid distress sales, wait for better market prices and improve returns on their produce.(Host: Subramani Ra Mancombu; Producers: Prethicshaa Gurumoorthy, Siddharth Mathew Cherian)Published on August 31, 2026