The NASA Earth Observations for Food Security and Agriculture Consortium: Supporting Decisions in Agricultural Markets and Food Security
Abstract
New opportunities for advancing the operational adoption of Earth observations in support of agricultural and food security decisions are emerging due to rapidly growing availability in satellite data, and advances in super computing and in big data analytics. Recognizing this opportunity, the NASA Earth Observations for Food Security and Agriculture Consortium (EOFSAC) was launched in December of 2017 with the goal of advancing the use of EO for enhanced food security and improved agricultural practices, especially for humanitarian pursuits, economic progress, resilience, and sustainability. The Consortium is made up of a broad and diverse network of partners drawn from universities, government agencies, research organizations, NGOs, international organizations, and the private sector, representing end users, information and service providers, and applications researchers. This Consortium builds on the partnerships and activities of the international G20 GEOGLAM Program, and represents NASA's contribution to GEOGLAM. A key component of the Consortium's strategy is to explore modalities to bridge the gap between the public and private sectors and to build strong and sustainable partnerships that result in new and enhanced uses of EO for agricultural applications, that continue long past and independently of the Consortium's engagement. This talk with provide an overview of this Consortium, including its vision, partners and activities, and will in particular highlight its public-private partnership activities and engagement processes so far.
- Publication:
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AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts
- Pub Date:
- December 2018
- Bibcode:
- 2018AGUFMGC41B..01C
- Keywords:
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- 0402 Agricultural systems;
- BIOGEOSCIENCESDE: 1640 Remote sensing;
- GLOBAL CHANGEDE: 6309 Decision making under uncertainty;
- POLICY SCIENCES