5-9December, 2016
“Agro-meteorological services” Of
Department of Meteorology and Hydrology, Myanmar
Ms. May Khin Chaw Deputy Director, Agro-met Division, DMH, Myanmar [email protected]
CONTENT
Introduction of existing Agro-Met services
DMH Strategies for Development of Agro-met Activities
# Cooperation with RIMES
# Proposed Activities under AIRBM Project
Outputs of Agro-met ‘ Need Assessment
# RIMES’ Capacity Building Assessment
# Agro-met Development Workshop
17 Stations in the whole country
Observe 5 times /day
air temperatures
wind speed & direction
rainfall
evaporation
sunshine hours
radiation
soil temperature
cloudiness
Existing Capacity of Agro-met
06:30 hrs MST,
09:30 hrs MST
12:30 hrs MST
15:30 hrs MST
18:30 hrs MST
Forecasting Activities
Forecasting Activities
Agro-met Weekly Forecast are issued, broadcasted in TV Farmer Channel since 2013 Sept
Capacity Building Activities
Agro –Meteorological Basic/intermediate Course Meteorological Grade III Course
Publications and Issues
Agro-Meteorological Handbook has been issued from Agro-Meteorological Division. It contains ; - How to take observation - How to analyze the observed Agro- meteorological data - Method of calculating Agro- meteorological Indices etc,.. Forecast issued by the request; - Forecasts (weekly/15 days) requested from agrcultural Journals
Publications and Issues
Crop Weather Calendar are prepared for some crops like RICE, COTTON, JUTE, SUGARCANE etc,… These calendars are very useful tools for agriculture These calendars can assist agricultural planner, decision makers in their endeavour
Publications and Issues
Web based Agro- meteorological information; www.moezala.gov.mm
Facebook based Agro- meteorological information;
CONTENT
Introduction of existing Agro-Met services
DMH Strategies for Development of Agro-met Activities
# Cooperation with RIMES
# Proposed Activities under AIRBM Project
Outputs of Agro-met ‘ Reqirements Assessment
# RIMES’ Capacity Building Assessment
# Agro-met Development Workshop
Implementation for Agro-met Component
-Upgrading of Agro-Met Stations
- Farm School
-Agro advisory system (SESAME)
Objectives RIMES shall assist DMH and the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation (MOAI) in implementing key recommendations of the 9th Monsoon Forum in Nay Pyi Taw in October 2012, in particular the development of tools to support users of weather and climate information:
An updated agro-ecological zone map for Myanmar, crop-weather calendars that take into consideration the climate pattern in the past decades,
Expert system for translating weather and climate information into potential impacts and management options,
Pilot Climate Risk Management Field Schools to introduce farmers to the use of science-based information in decision-making.
Upgrade of the country’s agro-meteorological network shall support these initiatives.
Beneciaries o Department of Meteorology and Hydrology o Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation o Relief and Resettlement Department o General Administration Department o Farming communities at the pilot sites
Upgrading of Agro-Met Station
Following the stations have finished installation in 2015
Hpa-an
Mudon
Dawei
Lunkyaw
Heho
Lashio
Kengtaung
Kyeemon
Tharwarwaddy
Falam
Activity of Farm School in 2015/2016
5-10.2.15 : Experimental special Agro-Met Bulletin for Pilot areas
14-20.3.15 : FARM School Training in Naung Oo and Monywa
5.4.15 : FARM School Training in Monywa
24-26.4.15 : FARM School Training in Naung Oo
7 - 8.5.15 : Introduction of Agro Advisory System (SESAME) in Nay Pyi Taw
10-12.5.15 : Introduction of Agro Advisory System (SESAME) in Pilot areas
5-9.9.15 : Feedback for Agro Advisory System (SESAME) in Pilot areas
Opening Ceremony of Forecast Application for Risk Management in Agriculture (FARM) School Curriculum Run
Through in Nay Pyi Taw on 23rd Sept, 2014
Expertise from DMH, DOA, Irrigation Department, Yezin Agriculture University, DAR, and DAP was tapped in developing the draft FARM School Curriculum for testing
And then the TOT had gone and applied to the Local
Trainers in Nyaung Oo and Monywa within the area of Dry
Zone on October, 2014.
SESAME: Specialized Expert System for Agro Meteorological Early
warning)
A web based online platform to generate and disseminate agro-met bulletins based on short and medium range weather and climatic parameters http://agro.rimes.int/myanmar
Customized for two pilot sites of Dry Zone in Myanmar viz. Nyuang Oo and Monywa.
Built on two weather model input datasets ECMWF Deterministic Forecast with 10 days lead time
WRF Model data from RIMES with 3 days lead time
Capable of ingesting these two datasets and generate 10 days or decadal Agro-Met bulletins (email and fax) and 3 days short-term forecasts disseminated by SMS messages.
Specialized Expert System
For Agro Meteorological
Early-Warning(SESAME)
System Overview
Web Address; www.agro.rimes.int
DMH Annual Capacity Self-Assessment – 2015, Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar, 18-19 Feb 2016
Crop Weather Calendar
Forecast Advisory
CONTENT
Introduction of existing Agro-Met services
DMH Strategies for Development of Agro-met Activities
# Cooperation with RIMES
# Proposed Activities under AIRBM Project
Outputs of Agro-met ‘ Reqirements Assessment
# From RIMES’ Capacity Building Assessment
# From Agro-met Development Workshop
Brief Description on component 2
Component2 (Hydro-met Observation and Information Systems Modernization) Activities
Agriculture Climate Advisory Service
To improve climate outlooks for farmers
To enhance tools for knowledge sharing and advisory services
To improve dissemination methods
Workshop on “DMH strategy for Agro-meteorological Development” Was already conducted on 28-29th June, 2016 at NPT
AGROMET CAPACITY NEED ASSESSMENT