Journal of Environmental Biology

Agro-advisory services for increasing production, profit under climate change scenario in old alluvial zone of West Bengal

S. Saha¹*, S. Sutradhar¹, J. Karforma¹, S. Mondal¹, A. Rai¹, S. Bandyopadhyay¹ and A. Choudhury²     

¹Agro Meteorological Field Units, Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Cooch Behar-736 165, India

²Department of Soil Microbiology, Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Cooch Behar-736 165, India

Received: 21 March 2023                   Revised: 04 September 2023                   Accepted: 30 September 2023

*Corresponding Author Email : salilsaha911@gmail.com                          *ORCiD: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0363-8515

Abstract

Aim: To increase the net income of farmers by reducing losses caused by extreme weather events and reducing the cost of cultivation using weather advisory and to popular the Agro-advisory service at the block level.

Methodology: Data was collected from the selected farmers by interview schedule, and the Weather forecast data was obtained from the Regional Meteorological Centre Kolkata, India Meteorological Department, Alipore biweekly i.e., every Tuesday and Friday.

Results: The results showed that the farmers who followed the weather based advisory were able to reduce the cultivation cost like irrigation cost, fertilizer cost, plant protection chemicals etc., than non-users of advisory in Rice and Brinjal crops. Farmers saved Rs. 1940 and Rs. 2444 per ha for rice cultivation and saved Rs. 6685 and Rs. 6688 per ha for brinjal cultivation in a single season by following advisories.

Interpretation: The studies showed that the application of advisory bulletin based on realized and forecasting of weather parameter is a useful tool for increasing the production and profit. The farming community who are utilizing the agro-advisory bulletin for agricultural practices, reduce the cost cultivation and increase the yield as well as profit.

Key words: Agro-advisory services, Climate change, Economic benefit, Weather forcast

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