Weather Forecast for Farmers

 Weather Forecast for Farmers

How Weather is forecasted?

The farmers require regular accurate weather forecast for making well-informed decision with regard to giving enough water to the crops and do farming as per the actual status of weather. With advancement in technology, the technological equipment based on remote sensing are capable enough to forecast the weather. The Government facilitates farmers to receive the weather forecast on their mobile through SMS service with accurate information of latitudes, temperature, and moisture in the atmosphere. The latest forecasting also detects the storms and accordingly advisories are issued to the farmers through SMS service.

Use of Fertilizers and Pesticide:

In rainy days, if there are chances of heavy rain fall, the farmers may postpone the use of fertilizers and pesticide as the same will be washed away by the rain. The cost of farming reduced significantly with proper use of fertilizers and pesticides keeping in view the accurate prediction of the weather. Before cultivation of crops, the weather can be estimated and based on the nature of soil, the farmers select and cultivates right type of crop.

India Meteorological Department:

There are a large number of automated weather stations through which the India Meteorological Department collects the data and based on the information retrieved from the data, the advisories are issued with regard to rainfall, status of temperature, humidity etc. With wide internet connectivity, the forecasts are now reliable and trustable and through SMS service, the agriculture expert’s advisories are also issued as per the nature of information gathered from the automated water stations.

Long term benefits to Farmers:

The farmers especially the small scale farmers have limited access to the internet connectivity, therefore, the Government decided to send weather forecast directly on the mobiles through SMS service. This initiative is supporting farmers to mitigate the risk of losing crops due to lack of information about the weather. With constant efforts of Government, the food security is improving in India and there is enough control over the losses due to pests, diseases and weeds in the farms.

Technological Support to Farmers:

In Haryana, the CCS Haryana Agriculture University, Hisar launched the SMS service for the farmers. The registration form is available on the web portal of CCSHAU, Hisar and anyone can apply for such information to receive through SMS.

Even an app is also available on the Google Play Store i.e. “Indian Weather” and it can be downloaded by anyone to get the status of the weather.

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