Disruption of any one of these essential resources, especially without warning, often results in devastating effects for agricultural production. Sun, air, soil, and water – the four key ingredients for healthy crop growth. “The analyses Planet has done with NASA Harvest these past months of Europe’s breadbasket and the scalability that has to other regions experiencing food insecurity can help us to adapt agricultural practices, adjust global supply chains, and mitigate risks to poor and vulnerable communities.”Ĭross-post from NASA Earth Observatory article below: Navigating The Kakhovka Dam Collapse: NASA Harvest Consortium Assesses Agriculture Impacts With Satellite Imagery “The combination of real-time satellite imagery and sophisticated analytics have become an indelible tool for anticipating and mitigating the types of risks to our global food systems,” said Planet Chief Impact Officer Andrew Zolli. NASA Harvest continues to update its agricultural assessments this season. Prior reports estimated winter wheat harvests documented how much of Ukraine’s agriculture was under Russia’s control a few months post-invasion, and a subsequent progress report showed how many winter crops had been harvested and summer/spring crops planted, especially around the frontlines. Since the outbreak of the Russo-Ukrainian War in 2022, Planet and NASA Harvest have been tracking the impact of the war on agriculture in Ukraine. NASA Harvest estimates that the total flooded area as of June 7 is around 410-420 square kilometers (or ~103,000 acres) including about 3.5 – 5 square kilometers (or ~1200 acres) of croplands – a number much lower than the initial estimates from the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine. Canal-based irrigation is heavily relied upon in Ukraine in the summer, and the projected summer rains are unlikely to be sufficient to maintain crop health and average yields in the previously-irrigated lands in this part of the country. Official government estimates indicate the affected reservoir supplied water to more than 12,000 kilometers of canals. You can read more in the full article below, cross-posted from our partners at NASA Harvest, NASA’s Global Food Security and Agriculture Consortium. On the heels of the catastrophic destruction of Ukraine’s Kakhovka dam on June 6, recent analysis of satellite imagery by NASA Harvest shows that three of the four major canal inlets vital for farm irrigation are already disconnected, with the fourth dangerously close to joining the list in the coming days. Navigating the Kakhovka Dam Collapse: NASA Harvest Consortium Assesses Agriculture Impacts with Satellite Imagery.
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