VALIDATION AND ASSESSMENT OF AGRO ADVISORIES ISSUED BASED ON MEDIUM RANGE WEATHER FORECAST FOR THRISSUR DISTRICT OF KERALA

B. AJITHKUMAR¹*, ARJUN VYSAKH^2
1Department of Agricultural Meteorology, College of Horticulture, Kerala Agricultural University, Vellanikkara, 680656, Kerala, India
²Department of Agricultural Meteorology, College of Horticulture, Kerala Agricultural University, Vellanikkara, 680656, Kerala, India
* Corresponding Author : ajithagromet@gmail.com

Received : 03-07-2018     Accepted : 11-08-2018     Published : 15-08-2018
Volume : 10     Issue : 15       Pages : 6824 - 6828
Int J Agr Sci 10.15 (2018):6824-6828

Keywords : Agro-advisories, Percent usability, Weather forecast
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : We are thankful to India Meteorological Department (Ministry of Earth Science) for funding the project “Gramin Krishi Mausam Seva (GKMS)” in which Agromet Advisory Services are operating based on medium range weather forecast. We are also thankful to all the members of Department of Agricultural Meteorology, College of Horticulture, Kerala Agricultural University, Vellanikkara for providing the help and facilities
Author Contribution : All author equally contributed

The medium range weather forecast issued from National Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecast (NCMRWF) on various weather parameters and impact of agro advisories issued based on this medium range weather forecast for Thrissur district of Kerala state during the period from 2013 -2016 are discussed in this paper. The mean usability of different forecasted weather elements was near to and more than 50 percent in most of the seasons except for rainfall in pre monsoon, monsoon and post monsoon seasons and wind direction in post monsoon season.

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