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Has been updated: Sep 10, 2022 23:56 IST

New Delhi [India]September 10 (ANI): Manoj Ahuja, Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmer Welfare, said on Saturday that the “Technical Advisory Committee to Transform the Mahalanobis National Crop Forecasting Center (MNCFC) into a Center of Excellence in the Use of Geospatial Technology” Chaired the meeting.Agricultural sector.
Experts from the ISRO Centre, International Rice Research Institute, National Institutes of Advanced Study, and senior officials from the Ministry of Agriculture attended the conference.
Ahuja highlighted the need to expand the use of satellites, drones, smartphones and artificial intelligence technologies to develop scientific information products and services for informed decision-making by multiple stakeholders in the agricultural sector. emphasized, said the official release.

The government, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, said it has always emphasized the use of technology for the benefit of the agricultural sector and farmers.
According to the release, the central government is taking several initiatives towards promoting digital agriculture. The Ministry of Agriculture said in 2012 he established a professional organization “Mahalanobis National Crop Forecast Center (MNCFC)” as an affiliated office of DA&FW, focusing on enhancing satellite remote sensing and his GIS technology in crop estimation. .
Given recent advances in geospatial technology, the Ministry of Agriculture recognizes the need to expand technological solutions in agricultural decision support.
This was the first meeting of the Technical Advisory Board to strengthen the MNCFC and transform it into a Center of Excellence in the field of geospatial technology applications.
Dr. Shailesh Naik, Director of the Bengaluru National Institute for Advanced Study and former Secretary of the Ministry of Geosciences, praised the initiative to upgrade the MNCFC as a major technology hub and advised it to join the global initiative on crop monitoring. (Ani)