Observations on Zambia’s Crop Monitoring and Early Warning Systems

Tembo, Gelson; Chimai, Bernadette; Tembo, Nathan; Ndiyoi, Mukelabai

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“…The former can be accomplished by combining an early warning system with a standard operating procedure (SOP), where the early warning system serves as a costeffective strategy to avoid the loss of farmer income [9]. A complete early warning system for crop management should involve the following components: 1. continuous monitoring and real-time updates, as farmers must be aware of potential disaster threats; 2. highly accurate forecasts and information; 3. a suitable information delivery approach to ensure prompt dissemination of information; and 4. effective and seamless coordination among information receivers to optimize the early warning system [10]. Accurate weather forecasts before the occurrence of disasters play a key role in the efficiency of disaster prevention efforts.…”

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Agricultural Disaster Prevention System: Insights from Taiwan’s Adaptation Strategies

Yao,

Hsu,

et al. 2024

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In response to the adverse effects of climate change-induced frequent extreme disasters on agricultural production and supply stability, this study develops a comprehensive agricultural disaster prevention system based on current adaptation strategies for mitigating agricultural meteorological disasters. The primary goal is to enhance disaster preparedness and recovery through three core platforms: a fine-scale weather forecast service system, a crop disaster early warning system, and an agricultural information service platform for disasters. The results show that every major agricultural production township in Taiwan now has dedicated agricultural weather stations and access to refined weather forecasts. Additionally, a disaster prevention calendar for 76 important crops is established, integrating cultivation management practices and critical disaster thresholds for different growth periods. Utilizing this calendar, the crop disaster early warning system can provide timely disaster-related information and pre-disaster prevention assistance to farmers through various information dissemination tools. As a disaster approaches, the agricultural information service platform for disasters provides updates on current crop growth conditions. This service not only pinpoints areas at higher risk of disasters and vulnerable crop types but also offers mitigation suggestions to prevent potential damage. Administrative efficiency is then improved with a response mechanism incorporating drones and image analysis for early disaster detection and rapid response. In summary, the collaborative efforts outlined in this study demonstrate a proactive approach to agricultural disaster prevention. By leveraging technological advancements and interdisciplinary cooperation, the aim is to safeguard agricultural livelihoods and ensure food security in the face of climate-induced challenges.

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Agricultural Disaster Prevention System: Insights from Taiwan’s Adaptation Strategies

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Agricultural Disaster Prevention System: A Review of the Strategies in Taiwan

Yao,

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Agriculture is an industry that heavily relies on the environment. The increasing frequency of ex-treme disasters attributable to climate change has adversely affected agricultural land and dis-rupted the stability of the supply of agricultural products. Therefore, we implemented a research program focused on current strategies for adapting to agricultural meteorological disasters. The primary goal was to actively promote disaster prevention information and techniques through information platforms and applications and to provide refined forecasting and an early warning system to enhance preparedness for and recovery from agricultural disasters. This initiative can transform passive mitigation into dynamic action by disseminating crucial information to farmers. We integrated meteorological data and crop characteristics to develop disaster prevention strate-gies for the predisaster, during-disaster, and postdisaster stages to empower farmers to implement autonomous disaster prevention, ensuring their profitability and minimizing the impact of disas-ters. This paper presents an agricultural disaster prevention system involving cross-disciplinary collaboration to establish an early warning system for crop disasters. However, the effectiveness of the early warning system relies on the availability of complete meteorological and crop infor-mation, necessitating high-density agricultural meteorological stations, refined weather forecast services, historical crop damage data, and ongoing research and development on disaster preven-tion technology. In the system, a diversified social media interface is used to provide local farmers with weather forecast information. When impending disasters are identified, the platform acti-vates disaster prevention measures to reduce agricultural losses. This article paper introduces Taiwan’s agricultural disaster prevention system as a complete disaster prevention strategy.

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Observations on Zambia’s Crop Monitoring and Early Warning Systems

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