Seeing that less than half of India’s total farmland is irrigated, preparing the cropping cycle according to the weather is essential. But if the weather forecasts are inaccurate, it can result in huge losses and low income for farmers. That’s why the government is investing some $60 million on a supercomputer that will increase the precision in forecasting while rolling out a new program that will take advantage of the massive network India’s postal service has to collect and deliver accurate information on weather to farmers. That’s right, soon the postmen will double-up as weathermen to help farmers prepare for any weather. The program will start shortly in five different villages across the country.
India’s postmen to deliver custom-made weather reports to farmers
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