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10- 14 November, 1997, Pune, India
EDITORS
M.V.K. Sivakumar
U.S. De
K.C. Sinha Ray
M. Rajeevan
SPONSORS
India Meteorological Department (IMD)
Shivajinagar, Pune- 411 005
India
World Meteorological Organisation (WMO)
41, Avenue Giuseppe-Motta,
1211 Geneva 2
Switzerland
India Meteorological Department
Shivajinagar, Pune, India
4998
@ INDIA METEOROLOGICAL DEPARTMENT, 1998
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Proper citation is requested wherever this material is used.
CITATION: Sivakumar, M.V.K., U.S. De, KC. Sinha Ray, M. Rajeevan (Ed.). 1998
User Requirements for Agrometeorological Services. Proceedings of
an International Workshop held at Pune, India, 10-14 November, 1997.
India Meteorological Department, Shivajinagar, Pune, India, pp iv + 336
ABOUT THE EDITORS
M.V.K. Sivakumar
Chief, Agricultural Meteorology Division,
World Meteorological Organisation
Geneva, Switzerland
U.S. De
Additional Director General of Meteorology (Research)
Pune, India
)
K.C. Sin ha Ray
Director
Office of the Addl. Director Gen. of Met. (Research)
Pune, India
M. Rajeevan
Meteorologist
Office of the Addl. Director Gen. of Met. (Research)
Pune, India
Typesetting Meteorological Office Press, Pune
The views expressed in these proceedings are those of the authors, not necessarily those of the
sponsors. Maps are reproduced as submitted by the authors; they are not intended to show
political boundaries and the sponsors hold no responsibility whatsoever in this regard.
CONTENTS
Foreword iv
Session 1 - Workshop Opening
Opening Address
U.S. De 1 -2
Opening Address
M.V.K. Sivakumar 3-6
Inaugural Address
Y.S. Nerker 7- 11
Session 2 -User requirements for agrometeorloiqcal services -
some key issues
Addressing •the User Requirements for Agrometeorologica! Services
Keynote address
U.S. De ..... ..... .••.. ••... ..... ..... 12 -35
Meeting User Requirements- Recent.Development and Future Challenges
M.V.K. Sivakumar ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... 36-52
FAO's Experience in the Provision of· Agrometeorologicallnformation to the
User Community '
Rene Gommes ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... 53 -77
Climate Information to the User Community for Making Sound Weather
Related Decisions : Australian Experience
John Cramb· ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... 78 -87
The Role of Meteorological Services in meeting near chalanges to sustain
India's Agri.culture
S.M. Virmani ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... 88-94
Summary of Discussion 95
Session 3 -Furnishing agrometeorological information to the users -
approaches from National Meteorological and Hydrological Services
Agrometeorological Information for the User Community : Experience of
Nigeria
LE. Akeh ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... 96-119
Agrometeorologicallnformation to the Users : Experience of Chile
B. Piuzzi ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... 120- 129
Agrometeorological information for the User Community : Experience of
Islamic Republic ollran
Gho/amali Kamali ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... 130 - 134
Agrometeorologicallnformation for the User Community : Kenyan
Experience
S.M. Gachara ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... 135 -146
Agrometeorologicallnformation for the User Community : Experience of
Belize
Raman Frutos 147-168
User Requirements for Agrometeorological Services : A South African
Perspective
Karl A. Monnik ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... 169 - 177
Agrometeorological information to the Users : Experience of Mongolia
D. Erdenetsetseg ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... 178 - 188
Agrometeorological information for the User Community : Experience of
Malaysia
Ah Kee Chan ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... 189-198
Agrometeorological Planning Aids for the Farmer
B. Rudolph 199-201
Agrometeorological information for the User Community : Eltperience of
India
A Kashyapi ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... 202 -216
Agrometeorological Information to the Users through Agromet Advisory
Services of NCMRWF
Nisha Mendiratta ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... 217 -231
Summary of Discussion ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... 232
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Session 4 -Aqrometeoroloqical Information -Perspectives from
Departments of Agriculture and Research Communitv
Agrometeorological Information for the User Community : Experience of
China
Wu Hongyao 233-240
land and Agrometeorological Information for Agriculture Development
Planning : Experience of Indonesia
lstiqlal Amien ...... ..... ..... ..... ..... ...... 241 -257
Agrometeorological Services in Paraguay
Development of Agrometeorological Services in Paraguay
Edgar Mayergerer 258-259
Agrometeorology Status and Future Prospects
C.V.S. Sastri 260-276
Summary of Discussion 277
Session 5 : Agrometeorologicallnformation - Perspective from Farmers
A Users' Perspective of needs for Agrometeorological Information in
Germany and Austria
Jose! Wiedemann ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... 278 -288
Focus of Indian Soybean in relation to Agroclimatic conditions
B.P. Singh 289-304
Agrometeorologicallnformation for the User Community in Orissa
R.C.Rout ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... . .... 305-312
Summary of Discussion 313
Session 6 - Brain Storming on Issues 314-319
Session 7 - Brain Storming on Prioritization 320-322
Recommendations of the Workshop ..... 323-324
Conclusions of the Workshop 325-326
Workshop Evaluation 327-329
List of Participants 330-336
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FOREWORD
Crop production and farm output are more dependent on weather
than any other single factor. While extreme weather events can significantly
reduce ·crop yields, adverse agrometeorological parameters at critical
stages influence crop growth and may be conducive to attacks by pests
and diseases.
Hence, agrometeorological advisories have to be specially tailored
to the requirements of farmers. This is a challenging task.
An international workshop on 'User Requirements for Agro
rneteorological Services' was organised by WMO to comprehensively
address the subject of user requirements. India Meteorological Department
offered to host the Workshop which was held in Pune from 10 to 14
November, 1997.
Twenty-three papers were presented by international experts
during the five sessions of the Workshop: A brainstorming session was
also held for identifying the reasons for inadequacies in the existing
Agrometeorological Services and suggesting strategies to overcome thern.
I arn sure that the proceedings of this Workshop will be of great
value to the Member countries of WMO and that the recommendations
of the Workshop will be considered for implementation. I take this
opportunity to thank Prof. G.O.P. Obasi, Secretary-General, WMO and
Dr. M.V.K. Sivakumar, Chief, Agricultural Meteorology Division of WMO
for arranging the event in India. I look forward to continued and fruitful
collaboration between WMO and IMD.
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(R.R. Kelkar)
Director General of Meteorology
p.i.
India Meteorological Department,
New Delhi

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