Farmers Feedback on the Block Level Agro-met Advisory through District Agro Met Unit (DAMU) in Sirohi District of Rajasthan, India

Abstract

The study was conducted during 2021‒22 in jurisdiction of Sirohi district, Rajasthan, India to analysis the importance of agromet advisories and how much it beneficial to farmers. Indian meteorological department (IMD) and Indian Council of Agricultural Research under a centrally sponsored scheme of Ministry of Earth Science, Govt. of India established District Agro-Met Units (DAMUs) in Krishi Vigyan Kendra in 2019. DAMU will frame the block level agromet advisory services using multichannel communication mechanism in the country to reach out to 95.4 million farming households. On the basis of the weather forecasting,advisory messages prepared by Scientists of Krishi Vigyan Kendra Sirohi and sent to Famers of different blocks of Sirohi district viz., Sirohi, Sheoganj, Abu road, Pindwara & Reodar through various channel like,whats app & text messages on mobile, newspaper, meghdoot app etc. on every Tuesday & Friday. The study was undertaken in all blocks of Sirohi district of Rajasthan. Broadcasting of Agro-met Advisory Bulletin is continued as it plays an important role in planning the farm operations. There are many farmers in district who has been benefited with agro advisory service but for the easy analysis and observation, response of 200 farmers are kept in this study. Responses recorded on the basis of block, farming situation, medium of weather forecasting information, usefulness of weather forecasting, agricultural operations done by use of agro advisory, satisfaction by advisory services, accuracy of agro advisory service, losses observed due to aberrant weather conditions.