The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) manages the Agrometeorological Advisory Service (AAS) and the Gramin Krishi Mausam Sewa (GKMS) program for the benefit of the country’s farming communities. According to this scheme, medium range weather forecasts will be produced at the district and block level, and based on these forecasts, 130 Agro Meteorological Units (AMFU) Technology (IIT) at the State Agricultural University, the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and the Indian Institute of Agricultural Research (IIT ), prepares agrometeorological advice every Tuesday and Friday for its jurisdiction and district blocs, and communicates with farmers to make decisions about day-to-day agricultural operations. AAS rendered by IMD is a step towards weather-based crop and livestock management strategies and operations dedicated to enhancing crop production and food security besides reducing crop damage and loss due to unusual weather, Minister of State (I/C) for Earth Sciences and M/o Science & Technology, Dr. AAS rendered by IMD is a step towards weather-based crop and livestock management strategies and operations dedicated to enhancing crop production and food security besides reducing crop damage and loss due to unusual weather, Minister of State (I/C) for Earth Sciences and M /o Science & Technology, Dr. Jitendra Singh said in a written reply in Lok Sabha today. The AAS provided by IMD is a step towards weather-based crop and livestock management strategies and operations to improve crop yields and food security, in addition to reducing damage and crop losses due to unusual weather, Minister of State (I/C) for Sciences on Earth and M. /o Science and Technology, said Dr. Jitendra Singh in a written reply to the Lok Sabha today。 AAS provided by IMD is a step towards weather-based crop and livestock management strategies and operations that work to increase crop production and food security while reducing crop damage and loss due to unusual weather, Minister of State for Science Earth (I/C) and M/o Science and Technology, said Dr. Jitendra Singh in a written reply to Lok Sabha today.
Following the successful implementation of AAS at the district level, a District Agrometeorological Team (DAMU) is being established in Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVC) in collaboration with IKAR to implement AAS at the block level. To date, 199 Regional Agrometeorological Units (DAMU) have been established in KVC throughout the country as part of the IKAR network. each region. Tuesday and Friday. In addition to this, AMFU and DAMU have also produced severe weather warning impact forecasts (IBF) for agriculture for various state and federal areas across the country, the minister further said.
IMD also monitors rainfall conditions and weather anomalies and issues alerts and warnings to farmers from time to time in accordance with the GKMS (Gramin Krishi Mausam Sewa) scheme. Issue text alerts and warnings and appropriate responses to extreme weather events so farmers can take timely action. Singh told Lok Sabha that such alerts and warnings are also being passed on to state departments of agriculture for effective disaster management.
Agrometeorological bulletins are distributed to farmers through a multi-channel distribution system, including print and electronic media, Durdarshan, radio and the Internet, including SMS using mobile phones through the Kisan portal and private companies under a public-private partnership (PPP) model. The minister also informed the Indian lower house of parliament that the number of farmers receiving a text message depends on the population and size of the farming community.
Farmers are accessing weather information, including region-specific alerts and relevant agrometeorological advice, through the Meghdoot mobile app launched by the Government of India’s Department of Geosciences. These weather details are also accessible by farmers through another App ‘Kisan Suvidha’, launched by Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare. These weather details are also accessible by farmers through another App ‘Kisan Suvidha’, launched by Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare. This weather information is also available to farmers through another app, Kisan Suvidha, launched by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare. Farmers can also access this weather data through another application, Kisan Suvidha, launched by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.
Social media is also being used to disseminate forecasts and advice more quickly to farmers. Currently, 16,140 WhatsApp groups reach farmers in 119,554 villages in 3,598 districts. These WhatsApp groups also include representatives from the State Department of Agriculture at the district and neighborhood levels. Efforts are being made to increase the number of farmers and villages using WhatsApp to distribute agrometeorological advice, he said.
In addition to the above, offers are also distributed through some of the Facebook pages created by AMFU and DAMU. Initiatives have been taken to work with the state government to integrate weather forecasts and agrometeorological advice with the state government mobile app and website. The Minister also said that the integration of Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Nagaland, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu and Uttarakhand has been completed. About 6 million farmers in these states use weather forecasts and agrometeorological advice.
IMD is also continuously striving to reach out to farming communities by organizing Farmer Awareness Programs (FAPs) in partnership with AMFU and DAMU across the country. Speaking at Lok Sabha, Singh said that IMD, along with experts from AMFU and DAMU, also took part in Kisan Melas and the farmers’ festival to raise awareness of the service and benefit more farmers.
In order to improve forecasting capabilities and strengthen weather and climate services across the country, including agrometeorological advisory services, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) is conducting various activities under the ACROSS central sector program. There are four sub-schemes of IMD under ACROSS namely, Atmospheric Observation Network (AON), Upgradation of Forecast System (UFS), Weather & Climate Services (WCS) and Commissioning of Polarimetric Doppler Weather Radars (PDWR) aimed at expansion of observational network and improvement in weather and climate services, the minister concluded. There are four sub-schemes of IMD under ACROSS namely, Atmospheric Observation Network (AON), Upgradation of Forecast System (UFS), Weather & Climate Services (WCS) and Commissioning of Polarimetric Doppler Weather Radars (PDWR) aimed at expansion of observational network and improvement in weather and climate services, the minister concluded. There are four IMD sub-schemes under ACROSS, namely: Atmospheric Observing Network (AON), Forecast System Upgrade (UFS), Weather and Climate Service (WCS), and Polarimetric Doppler Weather Radar (PDWR) commissioning, aimed at expanding the observing network . and improving weather and climate services, the minister concluded. The IMD under ACROSS has four sub-programmes, namely, Atmospheric Observing Network (AON), Forecast System Update (UFS), Weather and Climate Services (WCS) and Polarimetric Doppler Weather Radar (PDWR) Commissioning Director, aimed at expanding observation networks. Finally, improved weather and climate services.
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Post time: Sep-14-2022