According to the statement issued by PIB, Indian Space Research Organisation has developed methodologies for Crop Production Forecasting. The Department of Agriculture, Cooperation has a center called Soil and Land Use Survey of India, which uses satellite data for soil resources mapping.
The govt. is using space technology for its various programs such as, Forecasting Agricultural Output using Space, Agro-meteorology and Land-based Observations (FASAL) project, Coordinated programame on Horticulture Assessment and Management using geo-informatics (CHAMAN) project, National Agricultural Drought Assessment and Monitoring System (NADAMS), Rice-Fallow Area Mapping and intensification, geo tagging of infrastructure and assets created under Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana, and Crop Insurance.
The space technology helps in getting fast information on crop type, crop area estimates, crop condition, crop damages, crop growth etc, the statement claimed.
Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, says space technology is being used in a big way in farming across the country, claims PIB.