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The National Jute Board has recently accelerated the implementation of the Jute Crop Information System (JCIS) for better monitoring and evaluation of jute crop production across India.
About Jute Crop Information System
- The Jute Crop Information System (JCIS) has been implemented since 2023 to improve monitoring and production assessment in the jute sector.
- It is a technology-driven platform jointly developed by Indian Space Research Organisation and the Jute Corporation of India.
- The system combines satellite imagery, vegetation indices, weather analytics and field-level inputs for near real-time tracking of jute cultivation.
- By bringing multiple data sources onto a single platform, JCIS has introduced a more scientific and evidence-based crop monitoring framework.
- The platform supports automated reporting, crop estimation and early warning alerts related to weather variations and crop stress.
- District-level warning systems under the framework help monitor dry spells, rainfall fluctuations and temperature changes affecting cultivation.
- The system is also being used to assess flood impacts through satellite observations and field verification for estimating crop and quality losses.
- Through the I-CARE network, geo-tagged field information is being collected on a large scale to improve the accuracy of crop assessment.
- Crop Cutting Experiments carried out under the programme use geospatial smart-sampling methods for improved yield estimation and production modelling.
Digital Tools under JCIS
- “PATSAN” is a web-based analytics platform that provides crop surveillance and assessment support to officials and stakeholders.
- “BHUVAN JUMP” is a mobile application used for field-level monitoring and collection of geo-tagged agricultural data.
