Wheat Production Estimate: ISRO projects India’s wheat production from eight major states to reach 122.724 million tonnes by March 31, 2025. This uses advanced satellite-based remote sensing technologies.
CROP Definition: CROP stands for Comprehensive Remote Sensing Observation on Crop Progress.
CROP’s Purpose: Aims for near real-time monitoring of crop sowing, growth, and harvesting, especially during the Rabi season in India.
Technological Components: Integrates data from satellites like EOS-04 (RISAT-1A), EOS-06 (Oceansat-3), and Resourcesat-2A, using both Optical and SAR data.
Key States Covered: Focuses on Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, Bihar, Gujarat, and Maharashtra.
Framework: It is a semi-automated and scalable framework, developed by ISRO’s National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC).
Wheat Sown Area: Satellite data estimates wheat sown area at 330.8 lakh hectares, close to the Ministry of Agriculture’s statistics.
Methodology: The assessment involves assimilating satellite-derived parameters like crop area, sowing date, and crop condition into a crop growth simulation model.
Enhanced Accuracy: Multi-source data integration enhances accuracy in production estimation at a finer spatial level.
Coordination: The CROP program is coordinated by the Ministry of Agriculture in collaboration with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and state agricultural departments
