The job has been done jointly by MAIL and NSIA, Afghanistan

1. RICE AREA ESTIMATION, SEASON 2018
Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
National Statistics and Information Authority
General Deputy Directorate of Geospatial Information Management
Kabul, Afghanistan
December, 2018

2. Outline
• Introduction
• Objective
• Methodology
• Material
• Process of Estimation
• Result
• Verification
• Discussion

3. Introduction
• Annual rice production statistics of previous years had discrepancies
due to survey and method of data collection. This could effect the
national level decisions in term of rice import/export.
• Therefore, the need to estimate the rice cultivation area and
production with a higher data quality is a dully need of governamnet.
• Based on a MoU signed between MAIL and NSIA, both entities agreed
to conduct the rice area estimation using Remote Sensing Technology.
• The technical aspect of area estimation is responsibility of NSIA and
field data collection for verification and yield calculation is
responsibility of MAIL.

4. Objective
• Rice area estimation using GIS/RS technology
• Adding spatial dimension to the production data
• Higher data quality
• Timely and economically acceptable

5. Methodology

6. Material
• Sentinel-2 and Landsat 8 Satellite imageries
• List of rice cultivating provinces
• Rice crop calendar
• Land cover atlas
• Field data for verification
• Crop cutting data for production calculation
• Rice Phonological signatures from FAO
• GIS and RS software

7. Rice Cultivation Provinces

8. No Province Districts Cultivation Area (ha)
1 Baghlan Nahrin, Khenjan, Tala- o-barfak, Deh
Salah, Khost, Freng
2512
2 Kunar Khas Kunar, Narang, Watapor, Norgal,
Sarkanai, Sawkai, Ghaziabad, Sheegal
3765
3 Laghman Alisheng, Mahterlam, Qarghaye,
Alingar
6395
4 Nangarhar Behsod, Kama, Koz Kunar, Mohmand
dara, Sorkhrod, Pachiragam, Rodat,
Deh Bala, Koot, Khogyanai, Batikot
10637
5 Takhar Bangi, Chah Aab 1098
6 Paktia Dand-e-patan, Samkanai,
Ahmadkhial, Janikhail
768
7 Bamyan Kahmard 179
8 Ghor Tolak 67
9 Daikundi Geyzab 630
10 Kabul Sorbee 131
Total
10 39 26.181 ha
List of districts which is newly
added into rice cultivation
map, these districts were not
included in the area estimation
missions previous years.

9. Rice Estimation Process

10. Rice Estimation Process

11. Rice Estimation Process
RGB Band Composite

12. Rice Estimation Process
NDVI Time Series
May
June July
Aug Sep Oct
May
June July
Aug Sep Oct

13. Rice Estimation Process
The nursery is sown during Mid-April to- Mid May and transplanted
during June. Rice crop duration is generally 150-170 days and
harvesting operations are carried out during October-November

14. Rice phonological signature
Rice Estimation Process

15. Rice Estimation Process
Rice segments classification

16. Rice Estimation Process

17. Result
Cultivation Area (Thousand ha) Production (Thousand Metric Ton)

18. Result

19. Verification

20. Imported rice within the past nine months of year 1397 to the country
No Quarters of year Varitey of Rice Quantity (kg) Price ($)
1 1st qrt Parmal 30191378 119,143,36
2 1st qrt Seyla 35127416 205,538,17
3 2nd qrt Parmal 22093864 847,987,3
4 2nd qrt Seyla 39667496 231,929,35
5 3rd qrt Parmal 16738063 626,315,1
6 3rd qrt Seyla 37163437 233,191,23
During this year we had produced almost 352 thousand metric ton rice and by nine months of the year
we had imported 180 thousand metric ton while, rice export rate is zero.
Summary

21. Thanks