Indian farmers use soil mositure sensors?

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Hello friends, I am curious to know that what the percentage of Indian farmers using Soil sensor for better irrigation and crop management? Is there any data available for market research?

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  3. Dear curious, right now there is no data available for market research in india. i am also belong to an indian farmer family. we are assessing moisture level of soil on physical basis we are not using moisture sensor and other moisture measuring instruments. as per my opinion it is necessary for indian farmers for better irrigation and crop management..

  4. There is a urgent need to draft "WATER SECURITY ACT"to mitigate the nexus between Union Government and State Governments over sharing of water and to decide right to water.

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    1. Dear Avdhesh, Can you please elaborate what do you mean with nexus between Union & State Govt? as you may be knowing water is a state subject as per constitution. Role of Union govt comes in the case of any water sharing dispute.

    2. Dear Avdhesh, Can you please elaborate what do you mean with nexus between Union & State Govt? as you may be knowing water is a state subject as per constitution. Role of Union govt comes in the case of any water sharing dispute.

  5. As all people related to water security awareness,water conservation task,water management,water law experts water resoruse engineers and Legislators know very well that there is a nexus between union Government and State Governments over right to water and sharing of water as well.To mitigate this nexus and to share water in just, fair and equitable bases there is a urgent to draft a comprehensive water law in the name of 'WATER SECURITY ACT"

  6. Yes, Use of sensors for soil moisture by at field level is very limited. It is only in few green houses and few commercial farms where, high end MI systems are installed. At WALAMTARI under ClimaAdapt Project, we have taken an initiative to promote use of sensors for soil moisture, temperature and Rh and installed in the project areas. These sensors are locally assembled and are less expensive. The school children in the project areas are also trained on use of these sensors. This initiative has caused very positive impact.

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  8. Market research might have conducted by private sector but usually such data are not placed for public to view for obvious reasons. There are ongoing projects in Punjab, Gujarat and Bihar on using the soil moisture sensor but no exact data about % of farmers using sensor may be available on govt websites. I feel unawareness is main reason for not using device as cost is not much. Water is yet to be priced for Indian farmers. Further, they are not sensitized enough to worry about availability of water in coming years. These may be further contributory factor.

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    1. That is the best reply. Of course, there is hardly any use of such methods in India's large number of scattered small farms. They follow very rudimentary methods for farming. Indiscriminate use of water in agriculture is a big issue and no one is aware of the depleting ground water level and its consequent impact on water and food shortages in the near future. Soil moisture sensor is a small thing but general modernization of farming is but called for.

  9. I don't think that any farmers use soil moisture sensors in the fields. As Rajagopal mentioned, only a few scientists might be using these in labs. But I have my doubts even on that. We can assist in launching such a product with wireless connectivity, wherever feasible, to the central server for analysis and dissemination with farmers through Ministry/state HQ/District/Village Panchayat etc.

  10. Well many Indian farmers use more green manure or legume crops/green biomass/by inter cropping.They also use fibrous materials like coconut etc for horticultural plantation and pot cultures,which holds the enough moisture for the growing crops,in a couple of states they use biomass[aquatic weeds] collected from the rivers,which not only supply the moisture but also supplies nitrogen and related micro flora,but not many farmers are aware of modern technology or instruments and sensors to identify soil sensors,few research organizations may use this technology in agriculture research.