Why is it in the news?

• Union Agriculture Minister Arjun Munda inaugurated the Krishi Integrated Command and Control Centre (ICCC) in New Delhi’s Krishi Bhavan.
• It serves as a comprehensive dashboard showcasing digital innovations in the agricultural sector, emphasizing technology’s role in advancing farming practices.

More about the news

• The Krishi Integrated Command and Control Centre (ICCC) is a tech-based solution housed in the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare.
• The ICCC aims to monitor the farm sector comprehensively by integrating geospatial information from various sources such as remote sensing, soil surveys, weather data, and market intelligence.
• It facilitates quick and efficient decision-making by providing integrated visualization of diverse agricultural data.
• Information is presented in map, timeline, and drill-down views, along with trends, outliers, and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).

Practical Applications:

• Farmer’s Advisory: Provides authentic advisories based on soil health, weather data, and crop suitability.
• Drought Actions: Correlates yield variations with weather conditions to facilitate proactive decision-making during droughts.
• Crop Diversification: Identifies regions suitable for diversified cropping based on analysis of crop diversification maps.
• Farm Data Repository: Krishi Decision Support System (K-DSS) acts as an agriculture data repository, aiding evidence-based decision-making and customized advisories.
• Validation of Yield: Compares yield data captured through Krishi MApper with that generated through the General Crop Estimation Survey (GCES) for plot validation.