Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Balyan Launched KISAN Project and Hailstorm App.
Dr.
Sanjeev Kumar Balyan Launched KISAN Project and Hailstorm App.
Minister
of State for Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare, Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Balyan today
launched KISAN Project [C(K)ropInsurance using Space
technology And geoiNformatics] of
Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & FW, Ministry of Agriculture and
FW. The project envisages use of Space Technology and geoinformatics
(GIS, GPS and Smartphone) technology along with high resolution data from
UAV/Drone based imaging for improvement in yield estimation and better planning
of Crop Cutting Experiments (CCEs), needed for crop insurance programme.
The
Pilot Study is proposed to be launched in one District each of Haryana,
Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra during Kharif season of 2015 and two
Districts each of these States during Rabi season of 2015-16. While
launching the project Hon’ble MoS informed that once the Pilot Study is successful,
it will be extended to the other parts of the country. The KISAN project
will be implemented by Mahalanobis National Crop Forecast Centre (MNCFC), an
attached Office of Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & FW, in
collaboration with ISRO Centres (Space Applications Centre, Ahmedabad &
National Remote Sensing Centre, Hyderabad), India Meteorological Department,
CCAFS, State Agriculture Departments and State Remote Sensing Centres.
Dr.
Balyan also launched an Android App. Designed by ISRO (National Remote Sensing
Centre, Hyderabad). This App will help real time data collection about
hailstorm occurrences along with photographs and geographical coordinates
(longitude and latitude). The Minister informed that App will help
Government to get real time data about the Hailstorms which will be collected
through the Agriculture Department officials of different States. This
will support in deciding the crop loss more objectively and in a very fast
manner.
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India
and Lithuania agree to intensify agricultural cooperation
Minister of State for Agriculture, Mr Mohanbhai Kundariya, held bilateral
talks in Vilnius with Lithuanian vice Minister for Agriculture Mr. Vilius
Martusevičius. In delegation level talks on October 01, both sides agreed that
there was significant potential for intensifying bilateral cooperation in
agriculture, particularly in sectors like food and dairy processing. Mr.
Kundaria was accompanied by Ambassador Ajay Bisaria, First Secretary Meena,
Honorary Consul, Wing Commander Rajinder Chaudhary and senior officers of
India’s Ministry of Agriculture. Heads of Departments of the Agriculture
Ministry of Lithuania attended the meeting from Lithuanian side. Mr. Kundaria
briefed the Lithuanian side on the latest agricultural initiatives in India
including soil health cards to be given to 140 million farmers and special
irrigation schemes The sides agreed to collaborate in research and agricultural
technology. It was agreed that a Lithuanian delegation comprising of senior
executives of the Ministry, scientists and business representatives would visit
India to take forward the conversations. A bilateral agreement on agricultural
cooperation will also be signed during the visit.
The bilateral meeting was preceded by a visit by the Indian delegation to Kaunas Agricultural University where they were shown research facilities available for Lithuanian and foreign students in the well-equipped laboratories of the University. The Rector of the University offered to share research with Indian agriculture research institutes in fields of the soil-tests, organic and digital farming.
The Indian delegation also met with agricultural enterprises in Kaunas who showed willingness to work with Indian companies under Make in India scheme. Ambassador Ajay Bisaria highlighted the favorable factors available in India for manufacturing companies under the ‘Make-in-India’ campaign. Ambassador invited Lithuanian companies as partners in India’s new economic growth story, as India gears up for a phase of active and focused engagement with Central Europe.
The bilateral meeting was preceded by a visit by the Indian delegation to Kaunas Agricultural University where they were shown research facilities available for Lithuanian and foreign students in the well-equipped laboratories of the University. The Rector of the University offered to share research with Indian agriculture research institutes in fields of the soil-tests, organic and digital farming.
The Indian delegation also met with agricultural enterprises in Kaunas who showed willingness to work with Indian companies under Make in India scheme. Ambassador Ajay Bisaria highlighted the favorable factors available in India for manufacturing companies under the ‘Make-in-India’ campaign. Ambassador invited Lithuanian companies as partners in India’s new economic growth story, as India gears up for a phase of active and focused engagement with Central Europe.
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