Enhancing livelihoods in farming communities through super-resolution agromet advisories using advanced digital agriculture technologies

Agricultural production in India is highly vulnerable to climate change. Transformational change farming systems required cope with this changing maintain food security, and ensure remain economically viable. The south Asian rice-fallow occupying 22.3 million ha about 88% India, mostly (82%) concentrated the eastern states, are under threat. These currently provide economic security for 11 people, but only achieve 50% of their yield potential. Improvement productivity possible through efficient utilization these fallow lands. relatively low occurs because sub-optimal water nutrient management strategies. HHaJathrough Historically, Agro-met advisory service has assisted farmers disseminated information at a district-level all states. In some instances, delivers advice block level also, general, use follow district develop an appropriate plan like land preparation, sowing, irrigation timing, harvesting etc. advisories generated District Agrometeorology Unit (DAMU) Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) network, that consider medium-range weather forecast. Unfortunately, forecasts general broad nature given do not scale down individual field or farm. Farmers must make complex crop decisions limited generalised information. lack fine creates uncertainty farmers, who then risk-averse strategies reduce productivity. It unrealistic expect deliver bespoke every farmer simply help Kilometre-scale New technologies be embraced address emerging crises prosperity. Despite problems, been successful. digital have emerged though, should become part arsenal valuable directly scale. poised embrace new interventions technology cross-sections such as satellite remote sensing, drone-based survey, mobile based data collection systems, IoT sensors, using insights derived from hybridisation AIML (Artificial Intelligence Machine Learning) models. technological advancements will generate fine-scale static dynamic on cultivated lands, can delivered Application Programming Interface (APIs) facing applications. We believe investment technology, reverse gap, negative impacts climate.