NABARD and IMD MoU Links Weather Data to DiCRA Platform
Why in the news
NABARD and the India Meteorological Department agreed to bring IMD’s farm-weather data onto the DiCRA platform.
Key facts
- Parties: NABARD and the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
- Purpose: integrate IMD’s agro-meteorological data with DiCRA.
- DiCRA (Data in Climate Resilient Agriculture): an open-source digital platform backed by NABARD and UNDP.
- Weather and climate information will reach farmers, financial institutions, policymakers and researchers.
Significance
- Better climate information helps in crop planning, managing agricultural risk and rural finance decisions.
Exam angle
- DiCRA full form: Data in Climate Resilient Agriculture.
- Supporters of DiCRA: NABARD and UNDP.
- Nature of platform: open source.