Market research might have ...
Published by Amarnath Dube, Ministry Of External affairs - Course Coordinator
Market research might have conducted by private sector but usually such data are not placed for public to view for obvious reasons. There are ongoing projects in Punjab, Gujarat and Bihar on using the soil moisture sensor but no exact data about % of farmers using sensor may be available on govt websites. I feel unawareness is main reason for not using device as cost is not much. Water is yet to be priced for Indian farmers. Further, they are not sensitized enough to worry about availability of water in coming years. These may be further contributory factor.
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That is the best reply. Of course, there is hardly any use of such methods in India's large number of scattered small farms. They follow very rudimentary methods for farming. Indiscriminate use of water in agriculture is a big issue and no one is aware of the depleting ground water level and its consequent impact on water and food shortages in the near future. Soil moisture sensor is a small thing but general modernization of farming is but called for.
Published by Anuradha Kataria