Faculty Strength (Current Position) :

Research Projects:

(1) Project 1: Gramin Krishi Mausam Sewa (GKMS) at Junagadh.

Objectives:

• To verify the validity and accuracy of medium range weather forecast received from IMD, Pune, Super Computer, New Delhi, Met centre, Ahmedabad.
• Preparation of Agro Advisory Bulletins based on medium range weather forecast from IMD, Pune.
• To disseminate the weather based bulletins to farmers through extension net work and mass media, AIR, DD and print media (Local Newspapers).
• Obtain feed back from the farmers on Agro-advisory system.

(2) Project 2 : Establishment of Agro meteorological Cell at Agricultural Colleges

Objectives:

• Teaching Agro meteorological courses at under graduate and post-graduate levels.
• Imparting training to students/staff for recording and maintenance of Agro meteorological observatory.
• To conduct research work in various fields of agricultural meteorology.
  1. Agro climatic characterization of different regions of state
  2. Micrometeorological studies including energy, mass and momentum transfer within and above crop canopy.
  3. Development of crop growth models for major crops of the region

Recommendations

Extension Activities

On line training programme cordinated by Agromet Cell

Publications

Research Bulletins Published

Research Papers Published

National Seminars

1. National Seminar on Agro meteorological services for crop and location specific advisories held at IMD, Pune from 21-22 June, 2006.
2. Agro meteorological Services for farmers held at AAU, Anand from 10-13 November, 2008.
3. Agrometeorology-Needs, Approaches and Linkages for Rural Development held at CCS, HAU, Hissar from 26-27 November, 2009.
4. Workshop on implementation of the project FASAL from 15-16 September,   2010.held at IMD, Pune.
5. National workshop on Net work project on climate change held at AAU, Anand from 20-21 October, 2010.
6. National seminar on Mainstreaming Agriculture for Climate Change Mitigation and adaptation to tackle local level impacts of climate change held at AAU, Anand from 7-8 January, 2011.

Annual Review Meeting Attended

• GKMS PROJECT

Popular articles published in Gujarati language:

Details Of Extension Activities

• Lectures in T & V scheme and KVK training programmes
• Lectures in Agro Input Dealers Certificate Course
• Lectures in different radio talks programmes
• Prepared meteorological charts on climate change for agril. Fair, university cetral museum & exhibition
• Personal and telephonic advice to farmers/dealers about weather forecasting
• Prepared the weather forecasting twice in a week

 Extension activities

• The department is actively engaged in preparing weather-based agromet-advisories for the farming community of the zone. Based on weather forecast received from IMD, advisories are prepared for all the districts of the zone and disseminated through various mass media like news paper, TV channels, internet etc. Registered Farmers of Suarastra region receiving SMS through mkisan portal biweekly (Tuesday and Friday). The research output, emerging out of research works recommended for the scientific and farming communities are used in preparing the Agro-Advisory in consultation with experts of different disciplines viz. Agronomy, Entomology and Plant Pathology etc. Department also provides training to subject matter specialists of government through T&V programme. Weather and climate awareness programme is also organized for the students/public/farmers from time to time.

Other activities

• Experts of the department also provide inputs for different scheme of Government of Gujarat as well as Government of India like Pradhanmantri Fasal Beema Yojana (PMBFY), drought monitoring, area estimation and yield forecasting using remote sensing, contingency crop planning and weather based advisories.

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