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Feed and fodder comprises about 65% of the cost of milk production of a dairy industry. It is a crucial input for enhancing the milk production. To address the issue of fodder availability at first, its assessment is required. Thus, we have implemented remote sensing technique for fodder crop assessment at state level to create a baseline for fodder crop availability for dairy managers to plan for its procurement during deficit and for better management purposes during its excess. We have devised a technique for remote sensing-based fodder crop assessment based on spectral pattern of growth, i.e. normalised difference vegetation index profile and land surface wetness index profile of series of IRS LISS-III satellite data taken during the crop growth cycle for a hybrid method of crop classification. Second objective to address the issue of mitigating the deficit of fodder crops, we have demonstrated the satellite derived intersection of probable high soil wetness area and available current fallows during a crop growing season which can be utilised for growing fodder crops. For macro-level planning in a state for developing new fodder-growing areas, we have demonstrated the availability of soil wetness factor from SMAP data. Fallow land available between two cropping seasons can be identified through remote sensing for growing short duration fast growing fodder crops. This project has been a demonstration project for AMUL in Gujarat to implement it subsequently at national level.
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Authors are grateful to Director, Space Applications Centre (ISRO), Ahmedabad, and Dr. Raj Kumar, Deputy Director, SAC, for sponsoring this project and their encouragement and support to carry out this work. Support provided by Dr. Dharmendar K. Pandey for providing valuable soil wetness map is acknowledged.
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Dutta, S., Dwivedi, S., Bhattacharya, B.K. et al. Conjugation of AMUL and ISRO: Development of Feed and Fodder for Dairy Industries. J Indian Soc Remote Sens 50, 409–416 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12524-020-01172-x
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