Remote sensing led monitoring and forecasting of global banana production
PI – Daniel Bebber (University of Exeter)
Food Side Co-Investigators - Varun Varma (University of Exeter)
STFC Side Co-Investigators - Seb Oliver (University of Sussex), Raphael Shirley (University of Sussex)
Food Side Co-Investigators - Varun Varma (University of Exeter)
STFC Side Co-Investigators - Seb Oliver (University of Sussex), Raphael Shirley (University of Sussex)
Bananas are a globally important agricultural commodity. However, despite facing similar overarching challenges from climate change, pests and diseases, bananas have not received much research emphasis compared to other crops, such as rice, wheat, etc. Poor quality data on extent of cultivation, its dynamics over time, and productivity of plantations at fine enough spatio-temporal scales, poses a major limitation for such research. The application of remote sensing tools has the potential to fill these data gaps. This project will use satellite data combined with plantation scale production data to map past changes in global banana cultivation area and track plantation productivity at fine temporal scales. Outputs will enable a better understanding of climate and disease impacts on plantation productivity, and the prototyping of a near-term (6-9 months) forecasting model for production volume.
Read more about the project in this blog.
2019 AWARDED SCOPING PROJECT - More scoping projects
Read more about the project in this blog.
2019 AWARDED SCOPING PROJECT - More scoping projects
