![The scheme will be first launched in select states of India before being taken up nationally in phases. (Image source: Sarath Kuchi/Flickr)](/images/India-farmer.jpg)
The scheme will be first launched in select states of India before being taken up nationally in phases. (Image source: Sarath Kuchi/Flickr)
India will deploy satellites to digitally map each farmland in the country using GPS technology to offer yield-based crop insurance to farmers, according to a senior government official