Global climate changes have significant impacts on agriculture and also on agricultural pests/diseases. Agricultural crops and their corresponding pests/diseases are directly and indirectly affected by climate change. Climate parameters such as increased temperatures, rising atmospheric CO₂ levels, and changing precipitation patterns have significant impacts on agricultural production and on agricultural pests/diseases. 

Changes in climate can affect pests/diseases in several ways. They can result in an expansion of their geographic distribution, increased survival during overwintering, increased number of generations, altered synchrony between plants and pests/diseases, altered interspecific interaction, increased risk of invasion by migratory pests, increased incidence of insect-transmitted plant diseases, and reduced effectiveness of biological control, especially natural enemies. 

The complexity of physiological effects exerted by climate change affects interactions between agricultural crops and pests/diseases. Therefore, farmers can expect to face new and intense pest problems in the coming years due to the changing climate. As a result, there is a severe risk of crop economic losses and a challenge to human food security. 

Pests and diseases are part of the natural environmental system. According to the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), about 30-35% of crop loss gets wasted due to a pest attack in India. The pests include animals (mainly insects), fungi, bacteria, and viruses. Among such pests, nematodes (microscopic worms) have been recently observed as a primary threat to all Kharif, and rabi crops in the country which causes a million tonnes of crop loss per year.  

The best way of achieving this is to regularly and systematically inspect the crop. One way to do this is to walk through the field or plot following an M-shaped pattern; this will ensure the farmer doesn’t just look around the edges but also in the middle. But it is a time-consuming process and it takes a lot of effort. 

We have developed satellite remote-sensing technology- Sat2Farm, to determine if your farm is infected with pests or diseases. The application allows farmers to take photos of damaged plant parts and upload them. Can obtain pest and disease advisories tailored to his crop within a short period of time. It is a simple application that provides pest and disease advisories at your fingertips.

So what are you waiting for? Hurry Now! It is time to download the Sat2Farm app from the Google Play store and start using it. You will find the product to be quite beneficial to your Farm. 

For more information on the Sat2Farm mobile App, contact us at: contact@satyukt.com. 

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