The project aimed to ensure availability of weather forecasts and agro-advisories in 6 sub-districts of Jessore, Satkhira, and Khulna in Bangladesh, in support of Practical Action’s project on agricultural and water resilience in coastal areas of Bangladesh. Activities included: siting, acquisition and installation of 1 automatic weather station, including operation and maintenance training; customization of RIMES agro-meteorological advisory system to include the pilot areas; linking voice SMS and in-call services to the agro-advisory expert system for dissemination of advisories; and training of staff of Department of Agricultural Extension, Department of Fisheries, Practical Action and its partners for piloting application of advisories.
The project aimed to ensure availability of weather forecasts and agro-advisories in 6 sub-districts of Jessore, Satkhira, and Khulna in Bangladesh, in support of Practical Action’s project on agricultural and water resilience in coastal areas of Bangladesh. Activities included: siting, acquisition and installation of 1 automatic weather station, including operation and maintenance training; customization of […]