| FASAL • Launched by the Ministry of Agriculture aims to enhance crop production forecasts. • It integrates satellite data, weather observations, and ground surveys to provide accurate, timely estimates of agricultural output. • FASAL supports informed decision-making in policy, agricultural planning, and trade, playing a key role in ensuring food security and effective resource allocation. • FASAL helps to forecast agricultural output whereas DGCES will track real-time yield. assessment. |
- Announced in the Budget, the DGCES will conduct a digital crop survey to provide accurate crop-area estimation, offering plot-level data with geo-tagged areas as a single source.
- The initiative aims to enhance the accuracy, reliability, and transparency of agricultural statistics, aiding policy formulation, trade decisions, and agricultural planning.
- The Centre held a national conference with States ahead of the nationwide implementation of the Digital General Crop Estimation Survey (DGCES).
- The conference discussed integrating cutting-edge technologies like remote sensing, geospatial analysis, and artificial intelligence through the revamped FASAL (Forecasting Agricultural output using Space, Agrometeorology, and Land-based observation) system to generate accurate crop production statistics.
Dig Deeper: Read about the recently launched Krishi- Decision Support System in the context of DGCES.
