Weather based Agro Advisories

Weather warnings issued by National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), Government of India

To access the weather warnings issued by the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), Government of India, click here.

Crop Weather Outlook

Indian farming community is in great need to have access to weather information to plan and manage their crops and their livelihoods. Considering the growing acceptance of farmers for the internet and mobile based services, ICAR made an attempt to provide valuable agromet information to the users through a common platform - 'Crop Weather Outlook'. This website provides Agrometeorological  information  highlights   generated  under  the   All  India Coordinated  Research  Project  on Agrometeorology (AICRPAM) and its Cooperating and Collaborating Centres along with ‘Value Added Agro-advisory Reports.This website not only provides information on the research activities of the Agromet Centres located at various State Agricultural Universities but also provides linkages to other associated Web sites where information of agrometeorological relevance is located so that the viewer has access to all related information of his needs. Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture (CRIDA), Hyderabad is operating this website. Key information available from this site are -

• Daily Weather Report
• Monsoon Status
• Districts of deficit rainfall

Advisories & Forecasts from Indian Meteorological Department

The Agricultural Meteorology Division of IMD was established at Pune in 1932 and from its inception the Division supports and participates in multi-disciplinary activities in this field. It is also the centre for research programmes in agricultural meteorology and has field units in various parts of the country. Besides, forecasts and advisories for farmers are issued by IMD’s Forecasting Offices located at different State capitals.

• District-wise Advisories for farmers
• State-wise Advisories for farmers
• District level Weather Forecast
• Regional Weather Forecast
• All India Weather Forecast
• SMS Advisory for farmers
• Alerts / warnings

Advisories from State Agricultural Universities

1. Agro-met advisories for NE states
2. Andhra Pradesh
3. Bihar
4. Kerala
5. Odisha
6. Rajasthan
7. West Bengal

National Initiative on Climate Resilient Agriculture (NICRA)

National Initiative on Climate Resilient Agriculture (NICRA) is a network project of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) launched in February, 2011. The project aims to enhance resilience of Indian agriculture to climate change and climate vulnerability through strategic research and technology demonstration. The research on adaptation and mitigation covers crops, livestock, fisheries and natural resource management. The project consists of four components viz. Strategic Research, Technology Demonstration, Capacity Building and Sponsored/Competitive Grants. The project was formally launched on 2^nd February 2011.

• For more details visit NICRA website

Related resources

1. Weather based Agro Advisories for Agri/Horti crops
2. Weather based Weekly Agro Advisories for Grape farmers
3. Daily Rainfall data - NICRA
4. Soil Moisture Outlook for South Asia
5. Anuman- Real Time Weather System, C-DAC