AREA AND PRODUCTION ESTIMATE

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2 AREA AND PRODUCTION ESTIMATE AREA ESTIMATE The Crop Reporting Service release three estimates of area, production and average yield. Area estimate provides area under the crop. It is prepared on the basis of girdawari /crop acreage survey in sample villages just after completion of sowing of crops. 2

3 AREA AND PRODUCTION ESTIMATE PRODUCTION ESTIMATE production estimate of crop provides both, area and production. Area under the crop supplied by the Revenue Department on complete enumeration (census). Average yields are worked out through objective crop cutting experiments conducted in 1240 randomly selected villages/fields in the province by the field staff of Crop Reporting Service. FORECAST Subjective Method Crop Reporting Service, Punjab has been preparing fortnightly reports about the crop situation. These reports provide information about: ThesowingAreastatusof crops Assessment of yield of crops taking into consideration:- Availability/ Use of inputs Irrigation and fertilizer etc. Visual inspection and field reports Time series data Health condition of crops Affects of varying agro-meteorological on crop growth Expected Production of crops which is correlated to the sown area and average yield of the crop Previously, these reports were used and shared within the organizations/departments as a supplementary information for the planning & research. 3

4 IMPROVEMENT THROUGH RS/GIS BASED PROJECT Crop Reporting service Punjab collaborating with SUPARCO in implementing a federal project for provincial crop reporting service title Monitoring of Crop through satellite technology since SUPARCO imparted a number trainings and provided hardware & software (Main server, Workstations & Softwares(ARCGIS, EARDAS) for capacity building of CRS staff. Establish a nucleus lab for satellite work After the integarationof RS/GIS data and techniques in the system, a significant improvement in the development of crop estimates/ forecast have taken place. IMPROVEMENT THROUGH RS/GIS BASED PROJECT CRS- CROP BULLETIN Crop Monitoring Project & Agricultural Information System (USDA, FAO, SUPARCO), an increased understanding of RS/GIS technology and data integration methodologies, has lead to improvements in the information presented in Crop Bulletin. To present this information to the public so that growers can benefit from it, CRS is publishing this information in form of a crop bulletin since December TheBulletinwas made publiconthewebsiteof CRS. ( 4

5 IMPROVEMENT THROUGH RS/GIS BASED PROJECT TRAINING ONGLAMAND MAGIS BY UMDOF CRS PUNJAB AT LAHORE OFFICE IMPROVEMENT THROUGH RS/GIS BASED PROJECT NUCLEUS LAB OF CRS PUNJAB AT LAHORE OFFICE 5

6 USING GLAM SYSTEM CRS is using the satellite based Global Agricultural Monitoring system (known as GLAM) developed by UMD through USDA and FAO to derive the necessary information required for the preparation of forecasts. Apart from presenting an overall crop situation, the bulletin now includes monthly crop forecasts which are based on monitoring the satellite derived health indicator of crops. (i.e. Normalized Difference Vegetation Index famously known as NDVI). The system has enabled to monitor not only the present crop situation but also to compare the crop growth profile with previous years. GIS BASED WEATHER MAPS The weather reports compiled by CRS were previously based on the point observations made by Meteorological Department at selected meteorological sites throughout Punjab Province. Using GIS techniques, CRS, Punjab is now preparing meteorological maps of crop related weather parameters (namely Temperature and Rainfall) which give a continuous picture of the varying weather conditions throughout the province. The maps are presented in the Crop Bulletin. 6

7 Smart Phone Application Acreage survey through smart phone application is functional and in progress in district shiekupura Punjab. Yield Estimation Survey is not yet available through this application. This application is more effective and faster to record field informations/activities. INTEGRATION OF CROP PORTAL DATA The crop estimates, once prepared, are made publicintheformof reports. However, with the advent a new system, called Crop Portal (developed and provide by FAO), CRS is now able to present these crop statistics intheformof cropdensitymaps. The maps, in a glance, present the varying cropping intensity and crop production throughout the province. The density maps prepared using Crop Portal are alsoapartof the CropBulletin. 7

8 TECHNICAL ISSUES GLAM GLAM data cannot be updated in CRS installed server due to non-availability of Electricity backup as the GLAM server requires un-interrupted power supply. About 500 KV generator will be required to overcome the electricity problem. The crop mask of crops other than wheat crop are not yet updated in the GLAM application TECHNICAL ISSUES CONTD Crop Portal Crop portal is only accessible through local IP. It may be accessed online There are issues in data updating. 8

9 FUTURE PROSPECTS The CRS Crop Bulletin is gradually becoming a market-oriented report with actionable information based on the CRS crop estimates and forecasts local and foreign training should be organized for CRS officials/ officers to further strengthen the capacity building program to over come technical issues. THANKS 9