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Accuracy in weather forecasting, the whole-hearted cooperation of
agricultural universities, PPP, research and development in differ-
ent universities and support from the Ministry of Earth Sciences
and the Government of India are key to expanding these services
in the rural villages of the country. This project’s experience could
be leveraged to create a scalable model which can then expand
across India, utilizing the information developed for
all 620 districts nationwide. Farmers in the country
have described this as the significant advantage of
mobile-enabled information services and efforts would
be made to spread information and advice to a large
section of the nation’s farming community.
SMS Agromet advice coverage delivered by PPP
Source: India Meteorological Department (IMD)