Geospatial Technologies for Agriculture: Case Studies from India

Description

This book uniquely presents accurate and up-to-date information related to crops in small and fragmented agricultural lands with mixed cropping patterns. The book involves research using remote sensing (RS), Global Positioning Systems (GPS) and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to develop crop inventories in three growing seasons in three villages across India to inform decision makers and planners on best practices for agricultural management. The data analysis of crop details using various geospatial technologies fills in gaps in statistical agriculture research, and provides reliable, replicable and efficient methods for generating agricultural statistics. The book will be of interest to statisticians, planners and decision makers in crop management and production. Front Matter ....Pages i-xviii Introduction (K. V. Raju, V. R. Hegde, Satish A. Hegde)....Pages 1-2 Crop Area Statistics (K. V. Raju, V. R. Hegde, Satish A. Hegde)....Pages 3-14 Procedure Adopted in Different States (K. V. Raju, V. R. Hegde, Satish A. Hegde)....Pages 15-25 Theme of the Crop Inventory Experiment (K. V. Raju, V. R. Hegde, Satish A. Hegde)....Pages 27-30 Development of a Spatial Reference (System) Database (K. V. Raju, V. R. Hegde, Satish A. Hegde)....Pages 31-45 Results of Field Inventory (K. V. Raju, V. R. Hegde, Satish A. Hegde)....Pages 47-84 Reasons for Noncultivation (K. V. Raju, V. R. Hegde, Satish A. Hegde)....Pages 85-89 Land Use (K. V. Raju, V. R. Hegde, Satish A. Hegde)....Pages 91-93 Repetition in Second Year (K. V. Raju, V. R. Hegde, Satish A. Hegde)....Pages 95-99 Kitchen Garden in Jarasingha (K. V. Raju, V. R. Hegde, Satish A. Hegde)....Pages 101-106 Comparison of Area Statistics: Existing Practice vs Geospatial Technology (K. V. Raju, V. R. Hegde, Satish A. Hegde)....Pages 107-123 Conclusion and Recommendations (K. V. Raju, V. R. Hegde, Satish A. Hegde)....Pages 125-129 SWOT Analysis of Geospatial Technology (K. V. Raju, V. R. Hegde, Satish A. Hegde)....Pages 131-134 Geospatial Technology Intervention: A Best Method for Crop Inventory (K. V. Raju, V. R. Hegde, Satish A. Hegde)....Pages 135-136 Executive Summary (K. V. Raju, V. R. Hegde, Satish A. Hegde)....Pages 137-141 Back Matter ....Pages 143-152