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ISRO proposes Bharat Krishi Satellite Programme

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  • Published
    15th Oct, 2022

Context

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has proposed dedicated satellites for supporting the country’s agriculture sector.

About Bharat Krishi Satellite Programme

  • The programme will include satellites for supporting the country’s agriculture sector.
  • Minimum of two satellites are stipulated to guarantee adequate coverage of the entire agricultural area of the country.
  • They will aid a gamut of farm-related activities related to crop forecasting, pesticide application, irrigation, soil data, and generation of critical data related to drought.
  • The satellites will be owned by the Department of Agriculture and not by ISRO. 
    • The ISRO will provide the technical support.

Currently used satellites for agriculture

  • Resourcesat (for crop production forecast)
  • Cartosat (topographic mapping)
  • RISAT (weather imaging)
  • An ‘Earth Observation Council’ be created for addressing the current deficiencies in earth observation capabilities and data utilisation.
    • Such a council can tackle shortcomings in this area in a centralised manner.

Why need such a program?

  • Current deficiencies include:
    • Discontinuity in earth observation missions
    • Low utilisation of available remote sensing data
    • Technology gaps
    • Absence of a streamlined mechanism for data processing and dissemination as required by the industry

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