Special Project on Cotton
(A project under NFSM)
(A project under NFSM)
This privacy policy governs your use of the mobile application created for a special project for Cotton-based project under the National Food Security Mission (NFSM), Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (DA & FW). This privacy policy also governs your use of the Kapaas Mitra mobile application hosted on the Google Play Store. The contents published on this application were provided by the concerned Ministries/Departments of the Government of India or allied Government establishments. The information provided through these applications may not have any legal sanctity and is for general reference only unless otherwise specified. However, every effort has been made to provide accurate and reliable information through this application.
The applications contain information such as details of cotton fields, seeds, other inputs including farmer details, pictures, and geo-plotting. The main features of this app include token-based payments to cotton beneficiaries and geo-referencing of farmers' fields. We have used images, icons, and other resources for which we have copyright access. If there is any other third-party intellectual property content in our application, we have obtained prior permission to use that content. Our privacy policy is subject to change at any time without prior notice, and you are advised to review the policies periodically for any changes.
This Privacy Policy applies to the Kapaas Mitra apps developed by the DA&FW in consultation with ICAR, M/o of Textile, CICR, and CITI. We may also use the information you provide to contact you from time to time to provide you with important information. Additionally, the Application may collect certain information automatically, including, but not limited to, the type of mobile device you use and your mobile device's unique device ID. We collect service-related, diagnostic, and performance information. When you visit the mobile application, it may use GPS technology (or other similar technology) to determine your current location to auto-populate location information for simplifying data entry.
We are committed to safeguarding the confidentiality of your information. We provide physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards to protect the information we process and maintain. For example, we limit access to this information to authorized employees and contractors who need to know that information to operate, develop, or improve our Application. Please be aware that while we endeavor to provide reasonable security for the information we process and maintain, no security system can prevent all potential security breaches.
By using the app and/or providing your information, you consent to the collection and use of the information you disclose on the app in accordance with this Privacy Policy, including but not limited to your consent for sharing your information as per this privacy policy. If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes on this page so that you are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances we disclose it.
All mobile apps are meant for use by the targeted audience only. Misuse by non-targeted users should be prevented by the owner of the mobile app.
If you have any questions regarding privacy while using the Application or have questions about our practices, please contact us via email at kapaasmitra[at]gmail[dot]com
Email: kapaasmitra@gmail.com
Website: https://nfsm.gov.in and https://ecotton.dac.gov.in/
National Food Security Mission,
Crops Division, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
To improve the accessibility of plots selected for the above activities and proper monitoring, geo-referencing of these plots is compulsory in the eight selected states of the country. To address this need, the department has developed a mobile app (also available on the NFSM website) that can be used for geo-referencing cotton fields of farmers. The main features of this app include token-based payments to cotton beneficiaries and geo-referencing of farmers' fields. This will aid in making informed decisions, annual action plans, assessing cotton status, budget allocation, and proper monitoring of the cotton project. It is a step towards Digital Agriculture.
Cotton provides an excellent example of the interaction between technology and policy and its effects on crop cultivation. With favorable government policies and technological adoption, cotton productivity has increased significantly. However, in recent years, cotton yield has stagnated despite widespread adoption of advanced hybrid varieties. Contamination in Indian cotton is a major concern for export. Picking cotton is labor-intensive, and it accounts for a significant portion of cultivation costs.
Technological options available with ICAR-CICR and other research organizations need to be demonstrated on a large scale to overcome productivity bottlenecks in identified agro-ecological domains. Hence, an extension project is planned in a cluster-based and value chain approach to boost cotton productivity in Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode. This project involves ICAR-CICR, Nagpur; CITI & SIMA; Seed Industry Associations (NSAI and FSII); Extension partners (Cotton Development and Research Associations of CITI and SIMA; Agricultural Technology Application Research Institutes & their Krishi Vigyan Kendras); State Departments of Agriculture-ATMA, Textile partners, and Cotton Corporation of India (CCI).