2019
  • ICIMOD publication

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Earth Observation and Climate Services for Food Security and Agricultural Decision Making in South and Southeast Asia

  • Qamer, F. M.
  • Tadesse, T.
  • Martin, M.
  • Ellenburg, W. L.
  • Zaitchik, B.
  • Summary
The majority of Asia’s rural population livelihoods depend on rain-fed agriculture. However, exacerbated by climate change, agricultural production faces increasing pressure from more frequent and extreme climatic events such as droughts and floods. In response to the growing stress on food security, there has been a dramatic increase in the demand for user-oriented, easily accessible, timely, comprehensive, and actionable scientific information using Earth observation and for improved agricultural decision-making (