Climatic changes may have drastic effects on Agricultural yield as agriculture is extremely dependent on land-atmosphere interactions. Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) launched in 2016 with an objective to provide insurance protection to farmers against crop losses due to these unforeseen events. The scheme was launched to protect the farmers when these climate...
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)...
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...
Madhya Pradesh, a state with the agrarian economy is enriched with black cotton soil and hence forms the ideal land for agriculture. 80% of the state depends on agriculture. Monitoring soil moisture is important as mostly rain-fed agriculture is practiced throughout the state. The above soil moisture map has been prepared by Satyukt Analytics...
Precipitation/Rainfall apart from being an intrinsic hydrologic component also plays a crucial role in supporting socioeconomic growth and food security. Rainfall properly monitored and analyzed can help in many ways such as predicting disasters, estimating crop yield etc. For all these analyses, rainfall at shorter durations is required. Direct measurement of rainfall has many...
Water budget analyses is an approach that emphasis on the transport, storage, and utilization of water on the surface of the earth. Ensuring sustainable water supplies requires knowledge about the movement of water(hydrologic cycle). Water budgets are tools that water users and managers use to quantify the hydrologic cycle. A water budget accounts for...
According to the central pollution control board, the country’s Air quality index is alarmingly high with a gauge reading of “Very Unhealthy” mostly in northern parts of the country. On November 7, the country celebrated “Diwali” by bursting crackers beyond the deadline set by the supreme court, most of the places of the country,...
The knowledge about the effect of hydrologic and anthropogenic activities on Earth system is of utmost importance as it influences earth’s surface water and energy budgets by altering the near-surface climate, agro-hydrological parameters etc. Many times, the spatial-temporal variation of yield is observed in the same agriculture land because of the spatiotemporal variation of...
Agricultural production is subjected to many uncertainties. Hazards and unforeseen extreme climatic events increase the risk of agriculture production. Many risks directly affect farmers’ production decisions and welfare. Being an agrarian country, 48.9% of the Indian population directly or indirectly depends on agriculture (Economic Survey 2014-15). A total of 12,602 farming sector persons (8,007...