Crop Monitor
- Creators
- CropMonitor team
- GEOGLAM
Description
Crop monitors have been developed to provide the users science-based information on global crop conditions for the G20 Agricultural Market Information System (AMIS). Crop Monitoring for AMIS brings together more than 40 partners from national, regional (i.e. subcontinental) and global monitoring systems, space agencies, agricultural organizations and universities. Four main crops tracked by AMIS: wheat, corn, rice and soybeans.
In accordance with the goals of the GEOGLAM initiative, crop monitoring methods were then adapted and applied in countries at risk of food shortages. The monthly international consensus assessment is fundamental in places where food security is extremely vulnerable. The major producers in the market, are tracked and reported on in Crop Monitor Early Warning Reports (CM4EW). CM4EW has become an internationally recognized source of reliable information on early warning and crop conditions and is often used to inform humanitarian organizations about food distribution and aid decisions.
Crop monitors play a crucial role in enhancing the quality of global crop monitoring frameworks AMIS and the Early Warning Crop Monitor. They add specific details from different countries to make monitoring more accurate and dependable, using on-site observations and expert knowledge.
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