From space to soil: Advancing crop mapping and ecosystem insights for smallholder agriculture in Kenya

Crop mapping—identifying what farmers are growing on their fields—is essential to agricultural and land use planning and management. It is used to generate yield estimates and crop acreage statistics, predict food prices and assess damages from disasters and also to evaluate ecosystem health—all fun...

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Autores principales: Guo, Zhe, Hettiarachchi, Upeksha, Zhang, Wei
Formato: Blog Post
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2024
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/168475
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author Guo, Zhe
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Zhang, Wei
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description Crop mapping—identifying what farmers are growing on their fields—is essential to agricultural and land use planning and management. It is used to generate yield estimates and crop acreage statistics, predict food prices and assess damages from disasters and also to evaluate ecosystem health—all functions essential for agricultural export nations such as Kenya.
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spelling CGSpace1684752025-01-24T08:54:03Z From space to soil: Advancing crop mapping and ecosystem insights for smallholder agriculture in Kenya Guo, Zhe Hettiarachchi, Upeksha Zhang, Wei agriculture food prices smallholders yield potential Crop mapping—identifying what farmers are growing on their fields—is essential to agricultural and land use planning and management. It is used to generate yield estimates and crop acreage statistics, predict food prices and assess damages from disasters and also to evaluate ecosystem health—all functions essential for agricultural export nations such as Kenya. 2024-12-31 2025-01-02T19:34:51Z 2025-01-02T19:34:51Z Blog Post https://hdl.handle.net/10568/168475 en Open Access International Food Policy Research Institute Guo, Zhe; Hettiarachchi, Upeksha; and Zhang, Wei. 2024. From space to soil: Advancing crop mapping and ecosystem insights for smallholder agriculture in Kenya. IFPRI Blog Post. First published online December 31, 2024. https://www.ifpri.org/blog/from-space-to-soil-advancing-crop-mapping-and-ecosystem-insights-for-smallholder-agriculture-in-kenya/
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food prices
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Zhang, Wei
From space to soil: Advancing crop mapping and ecosystem insights for smallholder agriculture in Kenya
title From space to soil: Advancing crop mapping and ecosystem insights for smallholder agriculture in Kenya
title_full From space to soil: Advancing crop mapping and ecosystem insights for smallholder agriculture in Kenya
title_fullStr From space to soil: Advancing crop mapping and ecosystem insights for smallholder agriculture in Kenya
title_full_unstemmed From space to soil: Advancing crop mapping and ecosystem insights for smallholder agriculture in Kenya
title_short From space to soil: Advancing crop mapping and ecosystem insights for smallholder agriculture in Kenya
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topic agriculture
food prices
smallholders
yield potential
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/168475
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