Uniting remote sensing, crop modelling and economics for agricultural risk management
The increasing availability of satellite data at higher spatial, temporal and spectral
resolutions is enabling new applications in agriculture and economic development …
resolutions is enabling new applications in agriculture and economic development …
Using satellite imagery to understand and promote sustainable development
BACKGROUND Accurate and comprehensive measurements of a range of sustainable
development outcomes are fundamental inputs into both research and policy. For instance …
development outcomes are fundamental inputs into both research and policy. For instance …
Agricultural technology in Africa
We discuss recent trends in agricultural productivity in Africa and highlight how
technological progress in agriculture has stagnated on the continent. We briefly review the …
technological progress in agriculture has stagnated on the continent. We briefly review the …
Overcoming global food security challenges through science and solidarity
CB Barrett - American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The world faces formidable, but manageable, challenges in achieving food security in a
world growing beyond 9 billion people in the coming decades. Five big challenges will …
world growing beyond 9 billion people in the coming decades. Five big challenges will …
Quantifying war-induced crop losses in Ukraine in near real time to strengthen local and global food security
We use a 4-year panel (2019–2022) of 10,125 village councils in Ukraine to estimate effects
of the war started by Russia on area and expected yield of winter crops aggregated up from …
of the war started by Russia on area and expected yield of winter crops aggregated up from …
Can digital technologies reshape rural microfinance? Implications for savings, credit, & insurance
Rural microfinance must contend with the triple challenges of isolation, small‐scale
transactions, and risk. These challenges result in information asymmetries and transaction …
transactions, and risk. These challenges result in information asymmetries and transaction …
[BOOK][B] Socio-technical innovation bundles for agri-food systems transformation
This open access book is the result of an expert panel convened by the Cornell Atkinson
Center for Sustainability and Nature Sustainability. The panel tackled the seventeen UN …
Center for Sustainability and Nature Sustainability. The panel tackled the seventeen UN …
Heterogeneity, measurement error, and misallocation: Evidence from African agriculture
Standard measures of productivity display enormous dispersion across farms in Africa. Crop
yields and input intensities appear to vary greatly, seemingly in conflict with a model of …
yields and input intensities appear to vary greatly, seemingly in conflict with a model of …
Industry 5.0 and triple bottom line approach in supply chain management: the state-of-the-art
Digital technologies could be key to solving several open issues in the context of supply
chain management (SCM) and sustainable development. The purpose of this article is to …
chain management (SCM) and sustainable development. The purpose of this article is to …
Digital innovations for monitoring sustainability in food systems
Monitoring systems that incentivize, track and verify compliance with social and
environmental standards are widespread in food systems. In particular, digital monitoring …
environmental standards are widespread in food systems. In particular, digital monitoring …