The Power of
Prediction By MICHAEL GALLANT
Indian farmers can navigate weather-related risks by getting early warnings from automated weather stations, set up through a partnership between USAID India and Skymet Weather Services.
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armers and agricultural workers in India face daunting challenges—too much rain or not enough, damaging winds and destructive cyclones, extreme heat and sustained dryness. These and other weather-related risks destroy harvests and threaten lives. Fortunately, an innovative collaboration between the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) India and Noida-based Skymet Weather Services has come up with solutions to help thousands of farmers navigate weather-related problems. Through the Partnership in Climate Services for Resilient Agriculture in India (PCSRA) initiative, close to
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