Usefulness and impact of agromet advisory services in eastern dry zone of Karnataka

Ramachandrappa, B. K.; Thimmegowda, M. N.; Krishnamurthy, R.; Babu, P.N. Srikanth; Savitha, M.S.; Srinivasarao, Ch.; Gopinath, K. A.; Chary, G. Ravindra

doi:10.5958/2231-6701.2018.00005.2

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“…However, the information received through personal contact was limited to 20-25% of farmers. The results are in line with findings of Ramachandrappa et al (2018).…”

Section: Sources Of Aas Information To Farmerssupporting

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“…Agromet advisory services are vital tool which provide the valuable information for all types of agricultural operations associated with raising agricultural crops. Weather forecast and weather based agromet advisories help in increasing the economic benefit to the farmers with appropriate crop management practices (Ramachandrappa, 2018). The application of agromet advisory bulletin, based on real time weather forecast is a useful tool for enhancing the production and income of farmers (Ananta Vashisth, 2013).…”

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Farmers’ perception and economic impact assessment of agromet advisory services in rainfed regions of Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh

Dupdal¹,

Dhakar²,

Rao³

et al. 2021

J. Agrometeorol.

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All India Coordinated Research Project on Agrometeorology (AICRPAM) of ICAR has started the micro-level Agromet Advisory Service (AAS) through its 25 cooperative centers across the country. Microlevel advisory based on weather forecast is the newer dimension of the AAS in the country. Studies on economic impact of these micro-level advisories are uncommon. Therefore, the present study was conducted using the field survey to assess the farmer’s perception and economic impact of micro-level AAS in Vijayapura and Anantapur centers on pilot basis. Two groups i.e. AAS and non-AAS farmers, consisting of 40 farmers in each group were selected through multi-stage stratified random sampling technique. The probit regression model was employed to assess the factors influencing willingness to pay (WTP) for AAS. Majority of farmers (65%) rated micro-level AAS as ‘very good’ on scale of ‘very poor’ to ‘very good’. Majority of non-AAS farmers were aware about micro-level AAS but lagged in adopting the service. It needs further detailed investigation of underlying causes of not adopting the service. Farming experience, education, land holding size and income were found to be most important factors influencing the farmer’s willingness for pay-based services. Results of economic impact revealed that there was 12 to 33 per cent increase in profit for AAS farmers as compared to non-AAS farmers.

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“…However, the information received through personal contact was limited to 20-25% of farmers. The results are in line with findings of Ramachandrappa et al (2018).…”

Section: Sources Of Aas Information To Farmerssupporting

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Farmers’ perception and economic impact assessment of agromet advisory services in rainfed regions of Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh

Dupdal¹,

Dhakar²,

Rao³

et al. 2021

J. Agrometeorol.

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“…The success of agricultural development programmes largely depend on the nature and extent of use of mass media in mobilization of people for the programme. Similar study was done at Maharashtra and Karnataka [7,8]. The key function of mass media is to communicate various messages through television, radio, internet, magazines, newspapers, WhatsApp, agro-based apps, etc.…”

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confidence: 75%

Impact of Agromet Advisory Services of DAMU Project in Mahabubabad District, Telangana, India

Ushasri

Malathi

Ramulamma

et al. 2022

IJECC

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Agrometeorological Advisory Services (AAS) are being offered by India Meteorological Department (IMD), Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) under Gramin Krishi Mausam Sewa (GKMS) scheme as a step towards providing weather information-based crop or livestock management strategies and operations dedicated to enhancing crop production and food security. The Government of India has entrusted IMD the task of establishing weather observing system and development of GKMS in the country. In pursuance, IMD has set up a network of District Agro-Meteorology Unit (DAMU) in 530 districts in the country. The DAMU project was started at PJTSAU- Mahabubabad, Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Malyal during 2019 with operational districts of Mahabubabad, Warangal (Rural), Jangaon, Jayashankar Bhupalapalli with an aim to disseminate weather based agro advisory bulletins to locations. The present study was conducted to determine the impact of DAMU project and importance of ICT Tools in dissemination of AAS among farmers by conducting a feedback survey through Google form in Telugu language by randomly selecting 200 beneficiaries belonging to Mahabubabad district. The study revealed that WhatsApp is the most convenient and widely used medium for weather information followed by personal visit to the Krishi Vigyan Kendra, (i.e, Location of observatory). It was observed that majority of the farmers i.e., 74.6 per cent get weather information through WhatsApp, using these bulletins, 64.5% respondents could save Rupees 2,500-5000 while 35.5% respondents could save Rupees 5000-20,000 in a season by either preponing or postponing the agriculture operations based on weather.

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“…Nevertheless, the effective utilization of weather information can significantly decrease overall crop losses. 26,32 Das 27 also showed a net improvement of 6.7-15% in overall rice yield when an advisory service was used as compared to the traditional approach in farmers' fields. Profit to farmers due to the adoption of agrometeorological advisory services was enhanced due to the adoption of weather-based crop management practices which include timely land preparation and sowing, adoption of recommended seed rate and suitable varieties, timely weeding, maintaining soil moisture, pesticide application, irrigation and harvesting, which helped in realizing higher yield of cropping systems.…”

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Sustaining rice productivity through weather‐resilient agricultural practices

Rahman,

Malik,

Baten

et al. 2023

J Sci Food Agric

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BackgroundEnhancing productivity and profitability and reducing climatic risk is the major challenge for sustaining rice production. Extreme weather can have significant and varied effects on crops, influencing agricultural productivity, crop yields, and food security.ResultsIn this study, a comparative evaluation of two crop management systems was performed involving farmers adopting a weather forecast based advisory service ‐ WFBAS ‐ and usual farmers practice – FP. WFBAS crop management followed the generated weather forecast‐based advice whereas the control farmers (FP) did not receive any weather forecast‐based advice, rather following their usual rice cultivation practices. The results of the experiments revealed that WFBAS farmers had a significant yield advantage over FP farmers. With the WFBAS technology, the farmers used inputs judiciously, utilized the benefit of favorable weather, and minimized the risk resulting from extreme weather events. As a result, besides the yield enhancement, WFBAS provided a scope to protect the environment with the minimum residual effect of fertilizer and pesticides. It also reduced the pressure on groundwater by ensuring efficient water management. Finally, the farmers benefited from higher income through yield enhancement, reduction of the costs of production and reducing risk.ConclusionA successful and extensive implementation of WFBAS in the rice production system would assist Bangladesh in achieving Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 2.4, which focuses on rice productivity and profitability of the farmers as well as long‐term food security of the country.This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.

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Usefulness and impact of agromet advisory services in eastern dry zone of Karnataka

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Farmers’ perception and economic impact assessment of agromet advisory services in rainfed regions of Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh

Farmers’ perception and economic impact assessment of agromet advisory services in rainfed regions of Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh

Impact of Agromet Advisory Services of DAMU Project in Mahabubabad District, Telangana, India

Sustaining rice productivity through weather‐resilient agricultural practices

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