{"id":362735,"date":"2026-05-13T13:13:38","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T07:43:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=362735"},"modified":"2026-05-13T13:13:38","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T07:43:38","slug":"jute-crop-information-system-jcis-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/jute-crop-information-system-jcis-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Jute Crop Information System (JCIS) Project"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-box-green\"><strong>News: <\/strong>India\u2019s jute sector has entered a pivotal stage of transformation with the rollout of the Jute Crop Information System (JCIS).<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"leftbox-black\"><strong>About Jute Crop Information System (JCIS) Project<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 409px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Some-facts-about-Jute-.jpeg?resize=750%2C422&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"Facts about Jute and Jute Industry UPSC\" width=\"409\" height=\"230\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; Forum IAS<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"leftbox-default\"><b>About<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jute Crop Information System (<strong>JCIS<\/strong>) is a<\/span><b> technology-led initiative <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">that brings together satellite intelligence, weather analytics, and field-level inputs<\/span><b> into a unified framework for crop monitoring.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><b>Implementation by:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The system has been developed through c<strong>ollaboration between <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/jute-crop\/\">National Jute Board (NJB)<\/a>,<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/question\/with-reference-to-the-jute-corporation-of-india-jci-which-of-the-following-statements-are-correct-1-it-operates-under-the-ministry-of-textiles-2-it-implements-the-minimum-support-price-msp-po\/\"> Jute Corporation of India<\/a>, and National Remote Sensing Centre under Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). <\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><b>Objective<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: It has been developed<\/span><b> to monitor jute cultivation using remote sensing and field data.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This system represents a shift towards a more structured and <\/span><b>evidence-based approach to crop monitoring.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"leftbox-default\"><b>Features<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Tools developed:<\/strong> As part of this initiative,<strong> two key tools have been developed<\/strong>:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>BHUVAN JUMP: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a<\/span><b> mobile app<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for on-field jute monitoring.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>PATSAN (Prospective Assessment of Jute Using Mobile App-Based Field Observations):<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is a<\/span><b> web-based platform<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that provides near-real-time jute surveillance and analytics to support informed decision-making by officials and stakeholders.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The tools have<strong>\u00a0improved the reliability of estimates and the responsiveness of the overall monitoring framework.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>M<\/strong><b>ulti-source information system:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It<strong> integrates<\/strong> satellite-based mapping, weather analytics, vegetation indices, historical datasets, and mobile-based field inputs <strong>onto a single platform<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Real-time estimation: <\/b>The system<\/span><b> enables near real-time estimation of crop area and production,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> supports continuous monitoring of crop conditions, and facilitates automated reporting along with timely alerts.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"leftbox-default\"><b>Working Mechanism <\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NJB has <\/span><b>facilitated a large-scale collection of geo-tagged field data <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">through its<strong> I-CARE field network<\/strong> and <strong>using the BHUVAN JUMP mobile application.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NJB has also supported the conduct of <\/span><b>Crop Cutting Experiments (CCEs) using a geospatial smart-sampling framework,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> combining satellite-derived crop maps with statistically robust sampling techniques. <\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This approach has<strong> improved the accuracy of yield estimation<\/strong> and strengthened production modelling.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"leftbox-default\"><b>Impacts<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">JCIS outputs have been <strong>integrated into planning and monitoring processes within the sector<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">The availability of consistent, geo-referenced data<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has<strong> improved alignment between state and national estimates and enabled more precise interventions.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The system has <strong>also strengthened risk assessment capabilities.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The development of a quantitative flood impact model, supported by satellite observations and field validation, <\/span><b>has enabled objective estimation of yield and quality losses<\/b><strong> in affected areas.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The incorporation of weather analytics has<\/span><b> supported an early warning framework, with alerts<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on rainfall patterns, dry spells, and temperature variations aiding district-level planning and response.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: India\u2019s jute sector has entered a pivotal stage of transformation with the rollout of the Jute Crop Information System (JCIS). About Jute Crop Information System (JCIS) Project About Jute Crop Information System (JCIS) is a technology-led initiative that brings together satellite intelligence, weather analytics, and field-level inputs into a unified framework for crop monitoring.&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/jute-crop-information-system-jcis-project\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Jute Crop Information System (JCIS) Project<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10366,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,3127,11209,12039],"tags":[11872,3590],"class_list":["post-362735","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-economy","category-geography-in-news","category-knolls","tag-9pm-daily-factly","tag-pib","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/362735","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\/10366"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=362735"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/362735\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=362735"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=362735"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=362735"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}