Agrometeorology in India

The Centre for Science and Environment has released a report titled, ‘Agrometeorological services in India - An assessment’.

About Agrometeorology

  • Agrometeorology is the study and use of weather and climate information to improve the productivity of the agricultural sector.
  • In India, Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) under the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) is tasked with providing meteorological services. It does so through the Agrometeorological Advisory Service program.
  • The three sub-sectors which work together to provide such services include –

(i) Weather Forecasting

  • It involves 2 major components - Data Collection and Data modelling.
    • Weather Data Collection: Data is collected over land surfaces (rain gauges, weather ....
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