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Agriculture forms the core of the Indian economy, but farmers still grapple with inefficient crop planning, unpredictable weather, volatile market prices, and limited access to real-time farm insights. 'Raitha Bandhava - Farmer's Companion' is an end-to-end Farming Management System that leverages the latest technologies like artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and application programming interfaces (APIs) to empower farmers with data-driven insights. The platform enhances productivity through AI-based crop guidance, weather forecasting, and smart market trends analysis. With API integration, it connects the farmer with the government and private farm database to give insights regarding policies, subsidies, and trends within the market. Further, the platform offers AI-based disease detection, virtual input/output market for produce, and supply chain optimization features. This article discusses the architecture, implementation, and impacts of the system and how it addresses existing technological gaps in agricultural solutions. Pilot implementations initially have reported 20% increased yield and 15% reduction in input costs and affirmed the efficiency of the system. It also discusses digital literacy and connectivity challenges and proposes remedies such as offline capabilities and language capability.