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Title: | Indigenous rain forecasting in Andhra Pradesh |
Other Titles: | Indigenous rain forecasting in Andhra Pradesh |
Authors: | ICAR_CRIDA |
ICAR Data Use Licennce: | http://krishi.icar.gov.in/PDF/ICAR_Data_Use_Licence.pdf |
Author's Affiliated institute: | ICAR_CRIDA |
Published/ Complete Date: | 2008-01-01 |
Project Code: | Not Available |
Keywords: | Indigenous rain, forecasting |
Publisher: | ICAR_CRIDA |
Citation: | Not Available |
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Abstract/Description: | Weather is the most important factor determining the success or the failure of agricultural enterprises. It is an accepted fact that food production is inextricably linked with climate and weather. Farmers’ use different kinds of traditional knowledge to predict rain, based on their observation of phenomena such as formation of halo around the moon, wind and cloud movement, lightning, animal behaviour, bird movement etc. Farmers’ schedule their farming activities well in advance based on almanacs. International organizations such as the World Bank, UNESCO and FAO explicitly acknowledge the contribution that indigenous knowledge can make to sustainable development and poverty alleviation. Of late, rainfall variability in terms of distribution both in time and space is being acknowledged both by scientists and farmers. Being an agro-meteorologist, I believe that traditional methods combined with scientific observations can prove to be better in forecasting weather than relying on any single method. Ultimately, knowledge base has to be strengthened with an objective of attaining precision in weather forecasts for improving agro-advisories. With climate change and changing trends in monsoon patterns affecting agricultural production systems, this timely work on participatory weather forecasting is apt for solving contemporary weather related problems faced by farmers. I congratulate the efforts put by Dr. Ravi Shankar and his team of professors in analyzing all the available traditional methods on weather forecasting. Several ITKs for rain forecasting have been documented from the farmers and the possible scientific reasons have been explained. Also, the reliability of rain prediction by almanacs and astro-meteorological methods has been compared. This work can be considered as a vital input towards integrating the efforts of both traditional and scientific weather forecast methods for realizing the opportunities along with better understanding of the limitations in their application in farm management. An effective forecast will support farmers’ decision-making that ultimately improves the long-term performance of the farming enterprise, both by increasing profits and by improving sustainability indicators such as erosion, soil organic matter indices or by reducing production risks. |
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Type(s) of content: | Book |
Sponsors: | Not Available |
Language: | English |
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URI: | http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/33138 |
Appears in Collections: | NRM-CRIDA-Publication |
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