Context & Opportunity

India is building AgriStack as digital public infrastructure for agriculture: a set of shared registries, standards, APIs, policies and a consent framework that lets public and private actors deliver advisories, inputs, finance and market services at scale. The core stack anchors three registries: a Farmer Registry targeting ~120 million unique farmer IDs linked to land records, georeferenced farm maps to locate plots, and a standardized Crop-Sown Registry that states can use for surveys and remote-sensing.The promise is better yields, earlier pest/disease warnings, safer input markets, and cheaper, more targeted services through data interoperability and industry-government collaboration.

The risk is obvious: if identity and eligibility hinge too tightly on titled ownership, tenants, women cultivators, sharecroppers, migrant workers and allied producers fall through the cracks. That’s where land-tenure plurality meets DPI design.

Session Objectives

This session brings together Agri-Stack implementers, policymakers, civil society, and academics to explore how digital agriculture systems can recognize and serve the plurality of land tenure in India. Through collaborative dialogue, we aim to identify innovations, pilot-ready solutions, and partnerships that can make Agri-Stack more inclusive while building on its existing strengths.

Session Structure

Part 1: Implementation Insights (20-25 mins)

MicroSave Consulting presents their experience working with Agri-Stack - design choices, ground realities, what's working, and opportunities for evolution.

Part 2: Facilitated Dialogue (25-30 mins)

Moderator-led exploration of key questions on tenure plurality, data interoperability, and future pathways.

Part 3: Audience Input & Collective Thinking (20-25 mins)

Open floor for stakeholder perspectives, questions, and insights toward building shared understanding.

KEY DISCUSSION THEMES

Theme A: Recognizing Diverse Agricultural Stakeholders

How can Agri-Stack expand to include tenant farmers, women cultivators, agricultural laborers, and allied activity practitioners who don't hold land titles?

Theme B: Data Interoperability for Inclusion

What does people-centered interoperability look like - connecting farmers to services across multiple databases regardless of tenure type?

Theme C: Future Pathways and Partnerships

What pilot innovations, quick wins, and collaborative approaches can strengthen Agri-Stack's inclusivity while building on current progress?

QUESTIONS FOR DIALOGUE

Recognizing Diverse Agricultural Stakeholders

1. How does the current land records integration handle cases where      land ownership and actual cultivation are separated (tenants,      sharecroppers)?

2. What      opportunities exist for household-level registration that recognizes      multiple cultivators on the same land parcel, particularly women family      members engaged in farming?

3. What      alternative forms of verification could complement land ownership      documents - such as FPO membership, crop insurance records, or local body      certification - to enable registration of cultivators without land titles?

4. How might      the farmer registry expand to include those engaged in agriculture and      allied activities (agricultural laborers, fisherfolk, pastoralists,      beekeepers) who don't own land?

5. Could Agri-Stack integrate with existing programs (SHGs, MGNREGS,      women's collectives) to create additional registration pathways for      marginalized groups?

Data Interoperability

1. How can Agri-Stack better integrate with other rural databases      (MGNREGS, PDS, FPO registrations, SHG networks) to create multiple entry points for farmers?

2. What would it take to enable a farmer's registration in one system (like crop insurance or credit schemes) to automatically qualify them for Agri-Stack benefits?

3. How can cross-state data portability be enabled for migrant and seasonal agricultural workers?

4. Beyond technical APIs, what does people-centered interoperability      look like - ensuring services actually reach farmers regardless of their      tenure type?

Future Pathways

1. What pilot innovations or state experiments show promise for more      inclusive registration approaches?

2. What are the  quick wins - changes that could be implemented in the near term to expand  Agri-Stack's reach?

3. What  partnerships (with farmer organizations, civil society, state governments) or policy changes would most enable Agri-Stack to serve India's full agricultural diversity?

4. If we were designing Agri-Stack today with tenure plurality as a      core principle from the start, what would we prioritize differently?

EXPECTED OUTCOMES

Through this exploratory dialogue, we aim to build a shared understanding of opportunities and challenges in integrating diverse land tenure forms into digital agriculture systems. The session will surface practical innovations, identify areas for pilot testing, and establish foundations for ongoing collaboration between implementers, policymakers, and civil society in making Agri-Stack work for India's entire agricultural ecosystem.