KISAN Project and Hailstorm App launched

Farmers Project and continue Helstorm App

Ques: Minister of State for Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare recently launched ‘KISAN Project’. This project is related to-

a. Crop Insurance
b. Crop Loan
c. Farmer Insurance
d. Land Reform

Ans: a

Related facts:

  • Minister of State for Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare, Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Balyantoday launched KISAN Project.
  • This is the scheme of Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmer Welfare of the Ministry of Agriculture.
  • KISAN stands for – C(K)ropInsurance using Space technology And geoiNformatics.
  • Purpose of this scheme is to improve in yield estimation and better planning of Crop Cutting Experiments (CCEs), needed for crop insurance program.
  • The project envisages use of Space Technology and geoinformatics (GIS, GPS and Smartphone) technology along with high resolution data from UAV/Drone based imaging.
  • The Pilot Study is proposed to be launched in one District each of Haryana, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra during Kharif season of 2015.
  • Two Districts each of these States during Rabi season of 2015-16 are also in the proposal.
  • The KISAN project will be implemented by Mahalanobis National Crop Forecast Centre (MNCFC), an attached Office of Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & FW.
  • The project is in collaboration with ISRO Centers (Space Applications Centre, Ahmedabad & National Remote Sensing Centre, and Hyderabad), India Meteorological Department, CCAFS, State Agriculture Departments and State Remote Sensing Centers.
  • Important to know that an Android App. ‘Hailstorm’ also launched 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).

Reference:

http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=128429