On Wednesday the government of India's Minister for Earth Science announced the District-Level Agro-Meteorological Advisory Service (DAAS) [press release].
"despite considerable technological advancement and improved irrigation facilities, Indian agriculture continues to depend on fluctuating weather conditions. Hence, there is need to have a system which can help farmers to take advantage of benevolent weather and minimize the adverse impact of malevolent weather. "
Agriculture everywhere is of course affected by changes in the weather, but this vast commitment by the Indian government to provide quality weather forecasts to her farmers may well bring really significant benefits within a couple of seasons.
Thursday, 5 June 2008
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