HarvestStat: A global effort towards open and standardized sub-national agricultural data

Agricultural production statistics underpin diverse research efforts and development activities. Yet despite their critical importance, efforts to collate, update, and harmonize detailed sub-national agricultural production statistics are frequently redundant and incomplete due to the substantial ti...

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Main Authors: Davis, Kyle Frankel, Anderson, Weston, Ehrmann, Steffen, Flach, Rafaela, Meyer, Carsten, Proctor, Jonathan, Ray, Deepak, You, Liangzhi, Foley, Michael, Kerdiles, Hervé, Hultgren, Andrew, Huybers, Peter, Kebede, Endalkachew, Meroni, Michele, Park, Caro, Lee, Donghoon
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Language:Inglés
Published: IOP Publishing 2025
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/177076
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author Davis, Kyle Frankel
Anderson, Weston
Ehrmann, Steffen
Flach, Rafaela
Meyer, Carsten
Proctor, Jonathan
Ray, Deepak
You, Liangzhi
Foley, Michael
Kerdiles, Hervé
Hultgren, Andrew
Huybers, Peter
Kebede, Endalkachew
Meroni, Michele
Park, Caro
Lee, Donghoon
author_browse Anderson, Weston
Davis, Kyle Frankel
Ehrmann, Steffen
Flach, Rafaela
Foley, Michael
Hultgren, Andrew
Huybers, Peter
Kebede, Endalkachew
Kerdiles, Hervé
Lee, Donghoon
Meroni, Michele
Meyer, Carsten
Park, Caro
Proctor, Jonathan
Ray, Deepak
You, Liangzhi
author_facet Davis, Kyle Frankel
Anderson, Weston
Ehrmann, Steffen
Flach, Rafaela
Meyer, Carsten
Proctor, Jonathan
Ray, Deepak
You, Liangzhi
Foley, Michael
Kerdiles, Hervé
Hultgren, Andrew
Huybers, Peter
Kebede, Endalkachew
Meroni, Michele
Park, Caro
Lee, Donghoon
author_sort Davis, Kyle Frankel
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description Agricultural production statistics underpin diverse research efforts and development activities. Yet despite their critical importance, efforts to collate, update, and harmonize detailed sub-national agricultural production statistics are frequently redundant and incomplete due to the substantial time, effort, and resources required. The persisting lack of coordination and standards in the food systems data community wastes valuable resources and hinders advances in action-oriented food systems knowledge. Here we introduce the HarvestStat sub-national data consortium as an open-source, collaborative, and transparent model to overcome these challenges. HarvestStat is collaboratively producing publicly available databases and datasets for the food systems community and the broader environmental and sustainability sciences by moving beyond closed and disjointed data-gathering efforts. We are guided by core principles of complete data openness—prioritizing high standards of quality assurance; active inclusion—emphasizing involvement from local experts; and collaboration—fostering engagement across communities of data producers and users. We extend an open global call to action, inviting organizations and individuals to engage in advancing this critical agenda.
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spelling CGSpace1770762025-10-26T13:00:53Z HarvestStat: A global effort towards open and standardized sub-national agricultural data Davis, Kyle Frankel Anderson, Weston Ehrmann, Steffen Flach, Rafaela Meyer, Carsten Proctor, Jonathan Ray, Deepak You, Liangzhi Foley, Michael Kerdiles, Hervé Hultgren, Andrew Huybers, Peter Kebede, Endalkachew Meroni, Michele Park, Caro Lee, Donghoon agricultural production statistical data food systems consortia Agricultural production statistics underpin diverse research efforts and development activities. Yet despite their critical importance, efforts to collate, update, and harmonize detailed sub-national agricultural production statistics are frequently redundant and incomplete due to the substantial time, effort, and resources required. The persisting lack of coordination and standards in the food systems data community wastes valuable resources and hinders advances in action-oriented food systems knowledge. Here we introduce the HarvestStat sub-national data consortium as an open-source, collaborative, and transparent model to overcome these challenges. HarvestStat is collaboratively producing publicly available databases and datasets for the food systems community and the broader environmental and sustainability sciences by moving beyond closed and disjointed data-gathering efforts. We are guided by core principles of complete data openness—prioritizing high standards of quality assurance; active inclusion—emphasizing involvement from local experts; and collaboration—fostering engagement across communities of data producers and users. We extend an open global call to action, inviting organizations and individuals to engage in advancing this critical agenda. 2025-05-01 2025-10-14T16:45:29Z 2025-10-14T16:45:29Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/177076 en Open Access IOP Publishing Davis, Kyle Frankel; Anderson, Weston; Ehrmann, Steffen; Flach, Rafaela; Meyer, Carsten; Proctor, Jonathan; et al. 2025. HarvestStat: a global effort towards open and standardized sub-national agricultural data. Environmental Research Letters 20(5): 052001. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/adcb54
spellingShingle agricultural production
statistical data
food systems
consortia
Davis, Kyle Frankel
Anderson, Weston
Ehrmann, Steffen
Flach, Rafaela
Meyer, Carsten
Proctor, Jonathan
Ray, Deepak
You, Liangzhi
Foley, Michael
Kerdiles, Hervé
Hultgren, Andrew
Huybers, Peter
Kebede, Endalkachew
Meroni, Michele
Park, Caro
Lee, Donghoon
HarvestStat: A global effort towards open and standardized sub-national agricultural data
title HarvestStat: A global effort towards open and standardized sub-national agricultural data
title_full HarvestStat: A global effort towards open and standardized sub-national agricultural data
title_fullStr HarvestStat: A global effort towards open and standardized sub-national agricultural data
title_full_unstemmed HarvestStat: A global effort towards open and standardized sub-national agricultural data
title_short HarvestStat: A global effort towards open and standardized sub-national agricultural data
title_sort harveststat a global effort towards open and standardized sub national agricultural data
topic agricultural production
statistical data
food systems
consortia
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/177076
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