Uttar Pradesh
Agriculture Survey Will be Done in Uttar Pradesh on the Lines of Karnataka
- 02 Jan 2023
- 3 min read
Why In News?
- On January 1, 2023, Uttar Pradesh's Agriculture Minister Surya Pratap Shahi told that now agriculture survey will be done in the state on the lines of Karnataka. Till now, based on estimates in the state, the data related to the area of Rabi, Kharif and Zaid cultivation, production and loss due to natural calamity was collected.
Key Points
- Agriculture Minister Surya Pratap Shahi said that if all goes well, then after one year it will be clear that which farmer of which district has how much farming. In rabi, kharif and Zaid, in how much area did he sow and how much. How much was produced. All these will now get accurate statistics. They will also be digitized.
- It is known that till now the agriculture and revenue department collects data on the agriculture and agriculture of the state based on estimates at the district level.
- He said that preparations are being made for satellite mapping in the agricultural sector in the state. The satellite will provide accurate information about the size of farmers' fields, sowing of crops, production, etc. in every village district-wise, block-wise. Accordingly, necessary fertilizers, chemicals etc. will be made available to the farmers and advisories will be given about the selection of crops.
- He said that till now all the details of agriculture in the state are compiled on the assessment of estimates. It is not clearly known in which farmer sowed which crop in how much area. Even during disasters like excessive rains, floods, frosts, fire incidents, there is a lot of difficulty in gathering accurate information.
- It is worth mentioning that recently, officials of the Agriculture and Revenue Department of Karnataka presented the model of satellite survey implemented in their state in Uttar Pradesh. Other senior officials of the department, including the Agriculture Minister, also liked this model. It was approved and now preparations are being made to operate it in Uttar Pradesh.
