PARLIAMENT QUESTION: SPACE-BASED INITIATIVES FOR AGRICULTURE

• ISRO/Department of Space (DoS) operates a suite of satellite-based programmes (FASAL, NADAMS, CHAMAN, SUFALAM) supporting crop forecasting, drought monitoring, horticulture assessment and food-security analytics.
• Operationalised jointly with Mahalanobis National Crop Forecast Centre (MNCFC) under the Department of Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare (DA&FW).
• High-yield UPSC area: intersects GS-III (S&T + Agriculture), frequently mapped to questions on remote sensing, PMFBY, and e-governance in agriculture.