Weather Based Automated Agro Advisories: An Option to Improve Sustainability in Farming Under Climate and Weather Vagaries

Dheebakaran, Ga.; Panneerselvam, S.; Geethalakshmi, V.; Kokilavani, S.

doi:10.1007/978-981-13-9570-3_11

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“…Furthermore, these changes mean that fruit growers face weather-related risks due to the high probability of adverse agro-climatic phenomena in Europe affecting crop phenology [ 17 ]. Nowadays, there are already tools such as the one proposed by Dheebakaran et al [ 18 ] that provide weather-based agricultural advice for multiple crops and different crop growth stages.…”

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Climate-Aware and IoT-Enabled Selection of the Most Suitable Stone Fruit Tree Variety

López-Morales

Martı́nez²,

Caro³

et al. 2021

Sensors

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The application of new technologies such as the Internet of Things offers the opportunity to improve current agricultural development, facilitate daily tasks, and turn farms into efficient and sustainable production systems. The use of these new technologies enables the digital transformation process demanded by the sector and provides agricultural collectives with more optimized analysis and prediction tools. Due to climate change, one of the farm industry’s problems is the advance or decay in the cycle of stone fruit trees. The objective is to recommend whether a specific area meets the minimum climatic requirements for planting certain stone fruit trees based on climatic data and bioclimatic indicators. The methodology used implements a large amount of meteorological data to generate information on specific climatic conditions and interactions on crops. In this work, a pilot study has been carried out in the Region of Murcia using an IoT platform. We simulate scenarios for the development of stone fruit varieties better adapted to the environment. Based on the standard, open interfaces, and protocols, the platform integrates heterogeneous information sources and interoperability with other third-party solutions to exchange and exploit such information.

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Climate-Aware and IoT-Enabled Selection of the Most Suitable Stone Fruit Tree Variety

López-Morales

Martı́nez²,

Caro³

et al. 2021

Sensors

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“…However, real-time analysis of the effects of climatic pressures on area, productivity and the comparative performance of mitigating measures to abiotic and biotic stresses on pulses is required. The primary concern at this point is avoiding the effects of climate change and variability, which could be accomplished by avoiding, escaping and adopting Climate Resilient Agriculture (Dheebakaran et al, 2020). Response farming, classified as a Climate Resilient Agriculture (CRA) technology to manage the climate variability on Indian agriculture, entails the implementation of agricultural practices guided by local meteorological information and scientific advisories.…”

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Piloting Pulse Producer Support System Through ICT Enabled Services for Enhanced Climate Resilience

Dheebakaran,

Geethalakshmi,

Kokilavani

et al. 2024

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Background: In peninsular India, the frequency of climate-related risks is significantly lowering agricultural productivity and farmers’ standard of living. Reducing losses in the agriculture sector requires precise and timely weather information, weather based advisories on crop production, protection and post-harvest. Disseminating agromet advisories directly to the farmers using ICT tools allows farmers to adopt appropriate corrective measures, minimize loss and ensure climate resilient agriculture. In this sense, the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University established an Automated Agromet Advisory Web cum Mobile App (TNAU-AAS) in 2018, which sends location, crop and stage specific agromet advisories directly to farmers’ mobile App. Methods: TNAU-AAS App was evaluated in pulse crops as “Piloting pulse produce support system through ICT enabled services” between 2019 and 2021 in three TNAU centers under three different eco systems namely irrigated (Coimbatore), rice fallow (Aduthurai) and rainfed (Kovilpatti). Pulse growing farmers were registered in this smartphone application for agromet advisory based response farming. Result: The TNAU-AAS App had delivered approximately 10-12 advisories to each farmer, tailored to their unique crop and stage during the cropping period. Survey results inferred that the farmers received timely notifications on their mobile phones, 2-3 days in advance, which assisted them in preplanning. Occurrences of pests and diseases were well aligned (68-83%) with TNAU- AAS recommendations and the climate vulnerability of non AAS farmers is more than AAS farmer. According to partial budget analysis, the irrigated, rice fallow and rainfed black gram farmers have gained Rs. 2800, Rs. 2300 and Rs. 1900 per ha, respectively. It is concluded that the ICT-enabled agromet advisory system guarantees timely alerts, boosts labor and land productivity, lowers input loss and shields crops from weather-induced pests and diseases as well as climatic variability risk.

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“…6,7 Men and women now have easier access to information thanks to mobile phones, raising their level of living. 8,9 The Automated Weather-based Agro Advisory Service (AAS) from TNAU is the best alternative for responsive farming and promoting sustainability in farming amid climate variability and climate change. This web cum mobile app was developed by the Scientists of Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore.…”

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Farmers' Awareness Towards TNAU -AAS Web Cum Mobile App for Western Agro Climatic Zone (ACZ) of Tamil Nadu

Sembanan,

Subbiah,

Ganesan

et al. 2023

Curr. World Environ

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A survey was conducted in Coimbatore, Western ACZ of Tamil Nadu purposively with 240 farmers using well-structured interview schedule by convenient sampling method to assess the utility behaviour of smart phones. The frequency and percentage analysis was used to analyse the data .Age and education influenced the farmers to know about the appropriate technological interventions in agriculture. Easy access to updated information was higher with smart phones (83 %) and 80 % respondents use mobile app to know about weather forecast. Regarding the App handling skill, 92% could download the app from the play store, 83 % could enter the basic details, 74 % could enter the crop details, 67 % could access the message delivered and 59 % could follow up the messages in the app respectively. The overall satisfaction of AAS was realized by 79 % of the respondents in the study area. Harnessing the full potential of ICT-enabled solutions in agriculture was made possible by the current study.

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Weather Based Automated Agro Advisories: An Option to Improve Sustainability in Farming Under Climate and Weather Vagaries

Cited by 6 publications

References 2 publications

Climate-Aware and IoT-Enabled Selection of the Most Suitable Stone Fruit Tree Variety

Climate-Aware and IoT-Enabled Selection of the Most Suitable Stone Fruit Tree Variety

Piloting Pulse Producer Support System Through ICT Enabled Services for Enhanced Climate Resilience

Farmers' Awareness Towards TNAU -AAS Web Cum Mobile App for Western Agro Climatic Zone (ACZ) of Tamil Nadu

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