LAND OCEAN ATMOSPHERE ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY SPACE

HORTICULTURE CROPS ASSESSMENTHorticulture includes fruits, vegetables, spices, flowers and medicinal &

aromatic plants. Horticulture sector is a major driver for the growth of

Indian agriculture. India is the second largest producer of fruits and

vegetables in the world. The total area occupied by horticultural crops in

India was 23.69 Mha and total production was 268.8 MT in 2012-13.

Indian Satellite sensors such as

AWiFS, LISS-III/IV are being

used for inventory of fruits,

vegetables, plantation crops,

crop health, disease mapping,

yield modeling and year to

year changes, site suitability

and post-harvest studies.

· Operational production forecasts at national level for winter potato & onion (late kharif, rabi)

· Inventory of grapes, mango, banana, apple, chilli and arecanut

· Techniques development under Technology mission on horticulture in northern region including Sikkim

· Site suitability studies for horticulture crop intensification

· Post-harvest infrastructure, pests & diseases, precision farming

· Impact of climate change scenario for apple crop

MAJOR HIGHLIGHTS

· Horticultural policy decision: crop monitoring, domestic needs, pricing, processing, import/export, planning cold storage & agro-processing units

· Planning for expansion and development

· Support for crop insurance schemes

· Crop intensification and diversification

MAJOR BENEFITS

Major Projects:

· Coordinated programme on Horticulture Assessment & Management

using geoinformatics (CHAMAN)

· Onion crop inventory

· Plantation crop inventory - Tea, Coffee, Rubber

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Tea plantation, Assam

Ground photograph

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OPERATIONAL PRODUCTS / SERVICES RESEARCH/FUTURE AREAS

· Acreage and production estimates of potato and onion crops

· Technology Mission on the Integrated Development of Horticulture in North-Eastern States including Sikkim

· Tea garden information system

· Techniques demonstrated for inventory of major orchards, such as chilli, rubber, coffee, cashew and others

· Large-scale mapping and inventory being aimed under CHAMAN project of DAC, MoA.

· Capacity building on horticulture crop assessment

· Technique development for inventory of sparsely distributed horticultural crops, especially in hilly terrains

· Site suitability for horticultural crops

· Post-harvest infrastructure, crop intensification, orchard rejuvenation

· GIS database creation for horticultural crops

· Aqua horticulture – Selection of wetland crops and feasibility study

· Early detection and forewarning of biotic (pests / diseases) and abiotic stresses

· Geomatics supported crop insurance studies

Apple orchards as seen on LISS-IV imagery

Apple orchards as seen on LISS-IV imagery

Grapes in Niphad

LISS-IV Image - Onion fieldsLISS-IV Image - Onion fieldsLISS-IV Image - Onion fields

Onion fields, Bhavnagar Onion fields, Bhavnagar Onion fields, Bhavnagar

Resourcesat LISS-IV (27-03-2013) + Cartosat-1 merged data showing horticulture plantations

Under the Technology Mission on Integrated Development of Horticulture in NE States (including Sikkim), mapping of current “Jhum” and characterisation, identification of areas suitable for a particular fruit and prioritisation for phase-wise implementation was carried out.

LAND OCEAN ATMOSPHERE ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY SPACE

HORTICULTURE CROPS ASSESSMENT

Potato crop map

Cold storage Locations

Existing Locations

Sites with Non-Zero Demand

Sites with Zero Demand

High Priority

Medium Priority

Low Priority

Suggested Locations