Jute Crop Information System

Jute Crop Information System Latest News

Recently, the National Jute Board has stepped up implementation of the Jute Crop Information System (JCIS).

About Jute Crop Information System

• It 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: To improve crop monitoring and production assessment in the jute sector.
• Working

• • 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.

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Features of Jute Crop Information System

• 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.

Source: PIB