Satellites for benefit of farmers
Q. Which of the following satellites is/are designed for benefit of farmers?
1) RISAT-1
2) Kalpana-1
3) INSAT-4B- Published on 16 Dec 16a. 1
b. 2, 3
c. 1, 2
d. All of the above
ANSWER: 1, 2
The satellites designed by ISRO, which are currently in operation, to support services and applications for farmers, include Resourcesat-2, Resourcesat-2A, RISAT-1, Cartosat-1, Kalpana-1, INSAT-3D and INSAT-3DR.
The satellite-enabled services in conjunction with ground data, to support farmers in India include weather forecasting, agro-advisory, agromet services, soil moisture and agricultural extension activities to support farming operations in the country by India Meteorology Department (IMD), Ministry of Earth Sciences.
Also, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) collaborates with Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare on various applications using satellite data and geospatial technology in agriculture sector, which include - (i) horticultural crop inventory and site suitability for expansion in under-utilised areas, (ii) crop assessment using medium and high resolution satellite data, (iii) field data collection with field photos using mobile App, (iv) crop cutting experiments based on satellite derived crop vigor information.
