A sector-specific decision support system that transforms weather and climate information into agricultural advisories to support farm management, climate-smart agriculture, and risk reduction.
Myanmar Agro-Meteorological Advisory System
Developer: RIMES, in collaboration with DMH and Ministry of Agriculture
Stage Of Maturity: Operational, Continuously evolving
- Coverage: National (Myanmar)
- Climate Timescales Covered: Extended Range (Sub-seasonal), Real-time / Near Real-time Monitoring, Seasonal, Short-range (Weather: 0–10 days)
Strengths
- Converts forecasts into actionable agricultural advice
- Supports climate-smart agriculture
- Sector-specific decision support
- Integrates weather and agricultural information
Weaknesses
- Agriculture-specific scope
- Advisory quality depends on local agricultural data and expert rules
- Requires regular stakeholder engagement to maintain relevance
Synergies
- Uses weather and seasonal forecast inputs from FOCUS, APCC MME, IRI Seasonal Forecasts, and WMO S2S MME.
- Supported by climate data from RDAS, DataEx, and the Climate Services Toolkit.
- Can integrate drought monitoring products from Climate Engine, PRISM, and SukhaRakshak AI.
- Comparable to other national agricultural advisory systems such as BAMIS and Bhutan Agromet DSS.