Project CHAMAN (Coordinated programme on Horticulture Assessment and Management) using geo informatics

Q.  Pilot project named as ‘Chaman’ is related to
- Published on 30 Jun 16

a. Social Justice
b. Agriculture
c. Housing and Urban Development
d. Defence

ANSWER: Agriculture
 
  • Ministry of Agriculture has taken an important initiative in respect of adopting remote sensing technology for the assessment of horticultural production.
  • The Ministry has initiated a pilot project named as Chaman.
  • 11 prominent states have been included in this project so as to develop remote sensing based program for the assessment of area and production related to horticulture crop.
  • Other components include geospatial applications for horticultural development and management planning (site suitability, post-harvest infrastructure, crop intensification, GIS database creation, orchard rejuvenation, aqua-horticulture). Besides, detailed scientific field level studies will be conducted for developing technology for crop identification, yield modelling and disease assessment.
  • Fruits such as banana, mango, citrus and vegetables such as potato, tomato, onion and chilli will be covered under the project.

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