Voice-enabled, AI-powered agri-solutions for inclusive farmer access in Bihar, India

• Sep 10, 2025
• 1 min

In Bihar, MSC partnered with the state’s agriculture department to deliver Bihar Krishi, a flagship digital platform that now serves more than 500,000 registered farmers, with 25% being women. The app was honored with a Gold Award in the “Information Technology Initiatives for Agriculture and Farmer Empowerment” category at the prestigious ET Government DigiTech Awards 2025.

Our primary contribution was the design of a voice-first, AI-enabled interface, which featured text-to-speech advisories in local languages, voice-based search for scheme discovery, personalized soil health recommendations through geolocation and soil data, and multilingual digital advisory tools. These tools sought to address the digital and literacy barriers that marginalized, elderly, and women farmers grapple with every day.

The voice-enabled and multilingual features significantly improved accessibility and system usability. They enabled wider uptake of advisory services, enhanced program discovery, and more informed decision-making. The result is a more inclusive digital transformation in agriculture, which demonstrates how human-centric AI can bring critical services to underserved farmer communities across Bihar.

The Gates Foundation commissioned this project.