Bhubaneswar: Representatives of Map My Crop made a presentation to Deputy Chief Minister, Minister for Agriculture, Farmers Empowerment and Energy Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo here on Friday.
During this presentation, Principal Secretary Agriculture Dr. Arabinda Kumar Padhee, Director Agriculture Premachandra Chaudhary, Director Horticulture Nikhil Pawan Kalyan were present.
Odisha is a disaster-prone state and every year, natural disasters like cyclones, unseasonal rains, floods, sea storms occur here.
The farmers were the highest sufferers of this. This also leads to crop loss due to pests, diseases and other infections.
In addition to dealing with all these, Map My Crop Company showcased its expertise in providing information well in advance of disasters, providing information about crop damage in the post-disaster period through satellite imagery, and providing detailed information about the location of farmland and what crop has been cultivated there, the crop health of any area at any time.
Currently, in the agriculture sector of Odisha, mapping of farmland and crops is being done with the help of digital technology using Agri Stack App.
Deputy Chief Minister Singh Deo said that the Odisha government is always trying to increase the income of farmers by using digital technology in the agriculture sector.
