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Precision Agriculture In India

Precision Agriculture In India. And it’s Future … By : Ramesh Vishwanathan. Overview. Definition of Precision Farming Need for Precision Farming (PF) Scope Components of PF Challenges / Issues towards its implementation Probable Strategy Conclusion. Definition of Precision Ag.

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Precision Agriculture In India

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  1. Precision Agriculture In India And it’s Future… By : Ramesh Vishwanathan

  2. Overview • Definition of Precision Farming • Need for Precision Farming (PF) • Scope • Components of PF • Challenges / Issues towards its implementation • Probable Strategy • Conclusion Soil 4213

  3. Definition of Precision Ag. • Management philosophy or approach to the farm rather than definable prescriptive system. • Identifies critical factors where yield is limited by controllable factors and determines intrinsic variability. • Record variations in crop or soil properties within a field which forms the basis for taking management decisions. Soil 4213

  4. Need for Precision Farming • Increased Land degradation. (In India, out of 169.7 million ha about 144 million ha of land are affected by water or wind erosion alone) • Depletion of Water resources. Soil 4213

  5. Need for Precision Farming (Contd..) • Socio economic need for enhanced productivity / unit of land, water and time. • Environment Pollution because of increased use of fertilizers and chemicals. • PF is essential in order to address poverty alleviation, enhance quality of life and food security Soil 4213

  6. Scope However,two thirds of the arable land in India are rain-fed which has a potential of higher productivity. Therefore, In the present scenario, PF holds good promise for techno – green revolution. Soil 4213

  7. Components of PF • Geographic Information Systems (GIS) • Global Positioning Systems (GPS) • Variable Rate Technology (VRT) • Yield Monitor • Remote Sensing etc. Soil 4213

  8. Challenges / Issues towards Implementation of PF • Lack of Technical Expertise knowledge & Technology. • Small land holdings. • High - cost technology of PF systems. • Internet Access. • Illiteracy (Approx. 40%) Soil 4213

  9. Probable Strategies • Farmer’s co-operatives. • Pilot projects. • Cheaper applications to start with. • Combined effort of Researchers and Government Laser machines level the fields for saving water usage for rice cultivation Soil 4213

  10. Probable strategy Contd.. • Inexpensive way of acquiring images with camera in visible and infra red bands using Powered parachute Soil 4213

  11. Conclusion • Precision Farming may help farmers to harvest fruits of frontier technologies without compromising on the quality of land and produce. • The PF would trigger a techno-green revolution in India which is the need of the hour. Soil 4213

  12. References • www.gisdevelopment.net/application/ agriculture/overview/mi03127.htm - 10k – • www.tatachemicals.net/0_farm_centres/ precision_farming.htm - 27k – • www.irri.org/publications/annual/pdfs/AR2001/ladha.pdf • http://www.nationmaster.com/country/in/Education • http://www.amesremote.com • http://www.fao.org/docrep/v9909e/v9909e00.htm#Contents Soil 4213

  13. Questions ?? Soil 4213

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