“VATI” updates: Upload the farm details, and analyse the crop health

First published on October 11, 2018 Many times, the spatiotemporal variation of yield is observed in the same agriculture land because of the variation in soil structure and properties. The land-atmosphere interactions responsible for these variations can be modeled and analyzed to predict crop-water requirement, crop health and agricultural yield. The underlying parameters(agrohydrological parameters)...

Monitoring Crop health using microwave remote sensing

First published on November 15, 2018 Crop health is dependent on Agro-hydrological factors such as soil moisture, soil type, Rainfall, evapotranspiration etc. With the emergence of satellite sensors, these parameters that influence the health of the crops can be monitored and analyzed in near real time. Detecting how these parameters vary over time helps...

Farmers in dilemma, as dry spell over Bihar shows no sign of withdrawal

According to reports by IMD, Bihar has been witnessing deficiency of rainfall from the past seven years with an increasing number of dry days. . The abnormal pattern of rainfall may affect the agrarian economy of the state adversely as agriculture generates nearly 24.84% of the State Domestic Product. As water remains one of...

Weather paradox: Rain deficient Karnataka reels under flood

Heavy downpour in the recent days have adversely affected many places of India. Reportedly, IMD (Indian Meteorological Department) declared many districts of Karnataka as rainfall deficit. Contradicting this, some parts of the districts which the authorities declared as rainfall deficit, have been experiencing flood-like situation due to the incessant rains. While the total rainfall...

Coorg’s groundwater level back to square one?

Coorg or Kodagu, a district in Karnataka witnessed one of it’s worst floods last year. The devasting incident of the flood, when flood waters swept through the Cauvery catchment area and the rivers overflowed, there was a hope that this year’s agriculture may not suffer from water shortage. Contradicting the assumptions, groundwater of the...

Moderate soil moisture over Pakistan: Agricultural growth on Cards ?

Pakistan’s agriculture sector accounts for about 23% of GDP and employs about half of the labour force, hence parameters influencing crop yield are crucial. . Soil moisture is one of the main parameters that influence crop health, monitoring which in near real-time is beneficial for farmers to adopt different agricultural practices for the betterment...

Moderate soil moisture over Cauvery basin: Will monsoon prove beneficial for farmers?

Cauvery basin, the one known for its bitter water dispute between the riparian states extends over states of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, and the Union territory of Puducherry. The issue that dates back to the pre-independence times still stands unresolved due to the lack of access to historic hydrologic data and lack of research...

Agrain economy of Andhra pradesh to witness a growth?

More than 60 percent of the population Of Andhra Pradesh is dependent on Agriculture. Practicing right agricultural methods to cope up with the climate change, hence becomes important. As most of the state practices rain-fed agriculture, knowledge about precipitation, soil moisture and other agrohydrological parameters would benefit farmers to implement precision irrigation and thus...