Role of geo informatics in achieving sustainable agriculture and it’s scenario in Haryana: An overview

Abstract

Agricultural sustainability is founded on the belief that we must meet the demands of the present without affecting future generations' ability to fulfill their demands. Sustainable agriculture attempts to maintain equilibrium between the requirement for food production and the conservation of the ecosystem. Geo informatics technologies are helping in many ways like find out the current scenario of anything like cropping pattern, rotation, the land use and land cover and underground water quality and water table depth; it helps to analyses the finding and makes decisions in the way of achieving sustainable agriculture. Secondary data is collected from state agriculture policy (2021), Statistical abstract of Haryana (2021-22) and state budget 2023-24. The main aim of this study is to understand the current scenario of sustainable agriculture and what’s the role of geo informatics in its development.In Haryana, the agricultural sector remains to be very important to the state's economy, generating 14.5 percent of the state's GDP and employing 51 of the total workforce. Many programs and policies are made by Haryana govt. to conserve the water and soil resources and to achieve sustainable agriculture which is essential for the sustainable growth of state. Some current programs are like at least 72,000 acres were planted with direct-seeded rice in Kharif 2022, and farmers received financial aid total of 29 crores (at 4,000 per acre) to encourage direct-seeded rice cultivation, which uses less water that will be beneficial for the underground water resources. A new initiative called