Jute Crop Information System:
The National Jute Board has stepped up implementation of the Jute Crop Information System (JCIS).
- Jute Crop Information System is a technology-driven platform developed in collaboration with Indian Space Research Organisation and the Jute Corporation of India.
- It is being implemented since 2023.
- Purpose is to improve crop monitoring and production assessment in the jute sector.
- It integrates satellite imagery, weather analytics, vegetation indices and field-level inputs to enable near real-time monitoring of jute cultivation and production trends.
- It includes two digital tools
- BHUVAN JUMP: It is a mobile application for field-level monitoring.
- PATSAN: It is a web-based analytics platform designed to provide surveillance and crop-related assessments for officials and stakeholders.
- This new system has introduced a more structured and evidence-based approach to crop monitoring by combining multiple data sources on a single platform.
- The framework supports automated reporting, near real-time crop estimation and early warning alerts linked to weather and crop stress conditions.
- Through its I-CARE field network, the National Jute Board has facilitated large-scale collection of geo-tagged field data using the BHUVAN JUMP application.
- It has supported Crop Cutting Experiments using geospatial smart-sampling techniques aimed at improving the accuracy of yield estimation and production modelling.
- It has also been used to develop flood impact assessment models based on satellite data and field validation to estimate crop and quality losses in affected areas.
- Weather analytics integrated into the platform are supporting district-level early warning systems for rainfall variation, dry spells and temperature fluctuations.
