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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2025(X-IV).09      10.31703/gssr.2025(X-IV).09      Published : Dec 2025

Rice Leading the Prominent Crop Production Using NDVI at Khairpur Nathan Shah

    Rice is the basic cereal crop after wheat; it is a major revenue generator in cash crops around the Khairpur Nathan Shah region. It is one of the rice cultivator regions in the Dadu zone, which is considered a prominent crop for its local economy. Climate change has a major effect on agriculture in the KN Shah area, also enforcing vulnerable conditions due to droughts and floods that have negative effects on production and seasonal cultivation. For assessing the rice crop, community-based survey data were collected along with remote sensing, using the GIS tool, through the Indicate the month of June and July 2022 crop data. It was used for the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) classification. The result demonstrated 0.16-0.34 values in rice in the month of June, while 0.26-0.54  values in July.

    Rice, Cash Crops, Dadu, Droughts, Floods
    (1) Azhar Ali Lund
    Teacher, School education and literacy department, Government of Sindh, Pakistan.
    (2) Sujomal Meghwar
    Associate Professor & Chairman, Department of Geography, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan.
    (3) Gianchand Kolhi
    Lecturer, Government (Boys) Degree College, Samaro, Sindh, Pakistan.