{"id":217007,"date":"2022-12-03T20:05:32","date_gmt":"2022-12-03T14:35:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=217007"},"modified":"2022-12-03T20:05:32","modified_gmt":"2022-12-03T14:35:32","slug":"why-india-needs-timely-and-reliable-data-on-crop-production","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/why-india-needs-timely-and-reliable-data-on-crop-production\/","title":{"rendered":"Why India needs timely and reliable data on crop production"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Source<\/strong>: The post is based on the article\u00a0\u201cWhy India needs timely and reliable data on crop production\u201d <\/strong>published in the Indian Express <\/b>on\u00a03rd<\/sup>\u00a0November 2022<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Syllabus<\/strong>: GS 3 \u2013 Agriculture<\/p>\n

Relevance<\/strong>: About the credibility of NSO estimates<\/p>\n

News<\/strong>: According to the National Statistical Office\u2019s (NSO) latest GDP estimates for July-September, manufacturing contracts 4.3% and agriculture growing 4.6% year-on-year.<\/p>\n

About the credibility of NSO estimates<\/h5>\n
The credibility of NSO estimates on Manufacture<\/h6>\n

The estimates of NSO is in stark contrast to the S&P Global\u2019s Purchasing Managers\u2019 Index (PMI). According to PMI, the manufacturing sector registered an expansion of 17 months in a row.<\/p>\n

Reason for divergence<\/strong>: a)<\/strong> Most companies reported higher input costs in the recent quarter, this might be caused by the divergence between the NSO and PMI data, b)<\/strong> The PMI is based on a panel survey of just around 400 manufacturers. But the NSO\u2019s estimates are based on gross value added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Read more: Improving Agriculture Yield in India \u2013 Explained, pointwise<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
The credibility of NSO estimates on Agriculture<\/h6>\n

The estimates of Agriculture are in stark contrast with the other reports. Such as,<\/p>\n

-According to the Agriculture Ministry\u2019s first advance estimates, the production of kharif foodgrains and oilseeds (during July-September) was lower compared to last year.<\/p>\n

-Most field reports suggested deficient precipitation in this monsoon, drought conditions in the Gangetic plain and excess rains in September-October would adversely impact the kharif crop.<\/p>\n

-The high fodder and feed costs, and lumpy skin disease virus infecting cattle across many states have impacted non-crop segments such as livestock, forestry and fishing.<\/p>\n

Overall, it\u2019s difficult to reconcile the NSO\u2019s agricultural growth estimate with the reported reality on the ground.<\/p>\n

What should be done?<\/h5>\n

Timely and reliable information on crop production is a necessary public good \u2014 for policymakers as much as farmers and agri-businesses. Hence, India should,<\/p>\n

Address the credibility of data<\/strong>: India is becoming a digital superpower. So, it should rely more on satellite imagery, remote-sensing vegetation indices and hand-held chlorophyll meters, instead of the traditional patwari-girdawari system for estimating crop area and yields.<\/p>\n

Follow the approach of the US<\/strong>: The US Department of Agriculture releases monthly reports providing crop-wise output, domestic consumption, export and import forecasts and updates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Read more: India\u2019s Agriculture Exports: Status and Challenges \u2013 Explained, pointwise<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Overall, India should understand the impacts of overestimation and underestimation of production.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Source: The post is based on the article\u00a0\u201cWhy India needs timely and reliable data on crop production\u201d published in the Indian Express on\u00a03rd\u00a0November 2022. Syllabus: GS 3 \u2013 Agriculture Relevance: About the credibility of NSO estimates News: According to the National Statistical Office\u2019s (NSO) latest GDP estimates for July-September, manufacturing contracts 4.3% and agriculture growing… Continue reading Why India needs timely and reliable data on crop production<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10311,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1230,9],"tags":[216,10500],"class_list":["post-217007","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-9-pm-daily-articles","category-public","tag-gs-paper-3","tag-indian-express","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/217007","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10311"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=217007"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/217007\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=217007"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=217007"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=217007"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}