Mapping and monitoring of biophysical and socio economic characteristics of dryland cereals and

grain legumes producing areas is key for developing effective targeting strategies, dissemination of

new technologies and sustainable crop management and diversification options. This can help in the

allocation of limited resources to achieve potential benefits and provide actionable information for

decision makers.

1.Maps of ICRISAT mandate

crops

2.Ground information website for

open use as a public good.

3.Database on actual yields,

potential yield estimates and

yield gaps

• Develop methods and

approaches for mapping areas

affected by drought, heat and

pest/diseases using remote

sensing imagery (NDVI) and GIS

based tools.

Seasonally updated information on

croplands

Mapping abiotic and biotic stresses in

dryland agriculture areas

• Mapping ICRISAT mandate crops

using satellite images of

moderate resolution at global

scale and high resolution at

country level.

• Develop a database on ground

survey used in remote sensing

analysis for dryland crop eco-

systems.

• Estimate crop yields using crop

simulation models in the spatial

domain using inputs from remote

sensing imagery.

1.Maps of drought and heat prone

areas and their characteristics

2.Assessment of vulnerability of

current and potential crop

environments to diseases and

pests

1. Characterization of target

domains for new crop

technologies

2. Multi-scale approach to link

characterizations to livelihood

and production constraints

3. Assessment of how markets will

change under different

scenarios

• Identify dissemination areas for

new varieties/technologies

• Develop methods for defining

dryland cereals / grain legumes

mega environments

Kharif (2010-11) Rabi (2010-11) Summer (2010-11)

Characterization of Dryland cereals & grain

legumes mega-environments for effective

technology targeting

RS-GIS unit, RDS