Covered aspects of geospatial abiotic stress characterization and management

The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)-National Institute of Abiotic Stress Management, Baramati, Maharashtra organized a National Webinar on ’Abiotic Stress in Agriculture: Geospatial Characterization and Management Options’ on August 27, 2020.

Aimed at exploring the methodologies, building awareness, learning lessons and impart knowledge on the geospatial abiotic stress characterization and management, the webinar was attended by more than 370 participants.

Highlighting the importance of abiotic stress in agriculture, Dr Himanshu Pathak, Director, ICAR-National Institute of Abiotic Stress Management, Baramati, Maharashtra  spoke on approaches to manage it and the objectives of the National Webinar. He also emphasized on the multi-institutional collaboration for knowledge integration and development of the Abiotic Stress Information system.

Dr Giriraj Amarnath, Research Group Leader, Water Risks to Development and Resilience, International Water Management Institute emphasized on geospatial techniques to understand the climate risks in promoting agricultural risks solutions. Dr Pradip Dey, Project Coordinator, ICAR-AICRP STCR also stressed on geospatial approach for development of soil fertility mapping for precision farming.
Various facets of digital augmentation were discussed to accelerate the holistic management at systems level in agriculture to reduce/avoid stress and stressors.