This post was written by Catherine Nakalembe (Department of Geographical Sciences, University of Maryland) and Lia Poteet (Applied Sciences… Read more

During the current 2018-2019 maize growing season now under harvest, southern Africa experienced some of the driest conditions in the monitoring record, dating back to 1984.  The result of these drought conditions has been crop failure across the worst-affected areas, with… Read more

Accurate field-scale maize yield measurements are important to guide farming practices, as well as helping direct investments and policies that can improve food security. While data on smallholder maize systems are limited, satellite… Read more

This article originally appeared on the Feed the Future blog Agrilinks, on behalf of the USAID Steering… Read more

Decision makers such as farmers and government officials require accurate and timely information on the status of agricultural crops. This kind of information is also essential for farmer organizations, traders, NGOs and more. Modern electronic data… Read more