The Southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu is facing the worst drought in 140 years. The Copernicus EU Sentinel-1 radar mission has been used to alleviate a little of the suffering of local rice farmers by providing evidence of damaged land and failed crops so that the Agricultural insurance Company of India can compensate them as quickly as possible. So far, more than 200 000 farmers have received payouts. Read more…
(Pic: contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2016), processed by RIICE/TNAU)
Sentinel-1 speeds up crop insurance payouts
For the first time in India, a state government is using satellites to assess lost crops so that farmers can benefit from speedy insurance payouts.
