Geospatial information for sustainable food systems

Events

The second training focus on the use of a cloud-platform (Google Colab) on running the Python code to generate AEZ outputs. It covers the various modules implemented in AEZ on agro-climatic analysis, crop-modelling, limiting factors on climate, soil and terrain...

FAO has developed a module in the SEPAL platform based on the UNCCD’s GPG to make calculate the SDG indicator 15.3.1 at local and national scale. The interface is simple and intuitive, however to properly interpret the result an understanding...

This training aims to explain the conditions, limitations and steps to implementing a national AEZ. It explores the basic concepts and definitions found when working with agro-ecological zoning, and the relationship with land evaluation and land use planning. It also...

Making informed decisions with new data on agro-ecological zones 

Where do which crops grow best? What potential yields are possible in a future warmer climate? 

Geospatial data from the new Global Agro-Ecological Zoning version 4 (GAEZ v4) can help IFAD-projects make informed...

As the world population is expected to reach 8.6 billion in 2030, 9.8 billion in 2050, more efforts and innovations are needed in order to sustainably increase agricultural production, improve the global supply chain, decrease food losses and waste, and...