Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has said that Artificial Intelligence can play a transformative role in strengthening food security, climate resilience and farmer incomes. Speaking at the India AI Impact Summit 2026 at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi on Friday, Mr. Fadnavis highlighted the state’s MahaAgri AI Policy and its AI-powered multilingual mobile advisory platform MahaVISTAAR-AI, which has already reached around 25 lakh farmers. This platform offers personalised guidance on weather, irrigation, fertilisers, market prices and government schemes. He said nearly half of country’s population is dependent on agriculture, but access to timely and accurate information remains limited. He emphasized that AI is not a magic wand and must be built on trusted data, good governance and accountability.