The community weather monitoring system in Wayanad, an initiation of the Hume Centre for Ecology and Wildlife Biology in association with the Advanced Centre for Atmospheric Radar Research, CUSAT, and the District Disaster Management Authority, has set a model in localised weather forecast, especially for the farming community.
“We have been using daily weather forecast for planning agricultural activities,” says K.V. Divakaran, a farmer at Anoth near Pozhuthana.
“At a time when climate change is posing serious threats to the farm community, advance site-specific information is useful for planning agricultural activities such as ploughing, nursery raising, fertilizer application, and harvesting,” says Mr. Divakaran.
