Abstract

GIS Based Incentivised Crop Yield Monitoring System
Track: Agriculture
Authors: Veena Rao

Where farmers have been provided with an incentive to produce yield of a certain quality and variety it is essential to monitor this method to ensure equitable distribution of loyalty privileges. In the current case study a GIS based method has been developed to maintain a database containing required parameters. The area of study is Sameerwadi, Karnataka, India. The primary crop is sugarcane.
A map with associated spatial parameters collected primarily by ground surveys is created. Stage of production, acreage, variety of sugarcane crop are duly recorded. Projected yield at the end of the harvest season is estimated, and post harvest data compared with the original to compute a graded mechanism of farmer loyalty. This when compared to historical data provides a further basis for computing loyalty rewards.
Thus the use of GIS technology for devising a suitable process to ensure mutual benefits for producer and the consumer is demonstrated.