Precision Agriculture In India And its Future By

Precision Agriculture In India And it’s Future… By : Ramesh Vishwanathan Soil 4213

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

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

Need for Precision Farming n 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) n Depletion of Water resources. Soil 4213

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

Scope Country Total land (Sq. Kms) Total arable & permanent land (mha) Agriculture growth indices USA 91, 58, 960 179 117 India 29, 73, 190 169. 7 121 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

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

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

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

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

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

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