Emergency and resilience: Mapping the impact of war on agriculture in Ukraine
FAO’s Geospatial Unit is mapping the impact of the war on Ukraine’s agriculture using satellite imagery, geospatial analysis and field information. The work documents direct soil disturbance such as craters, estimates displaced soil volumes, and flags areas with potential contamination and mine risk for further investigation.
It also analyses seasonal land-use change, including shifts in cropland extent, crop types and fallow or abandoned land, and relates these patterns to conflict intensity over time. Recent reports cover Kharkiv. Additional analyses, including Kherson and Mykolaiv, are underway.
Publications
Kharkiv Oblast's changing agricultural landscape
01/09/2025
A geospatial study of agricultural impact, 2021–2024 Through satellite imagery and remote sensing techniques, changes in agricultural land use in Kharkiv...
Mapping impacted soils of war-affected farmers in Kharkiv Oblast
28/07/2025
The war in Ukraine has disrupted agriculture and food security in Kharkiv Oblast. Since February 2022, military operations have caused extensive soil...