1. GEOGLAM Global Agricultural Monitoring Agenda Item 2
GEOGLAM Global Agricultural Monitoring Agenda Item 2.2 – User- and Policy-driven Initiatives GEO-XIII Plenary St. Petersburg Russian Federation
Sergey Bartalev Head, Terrestrial Ecosystems Monitoring Laboratory Space Research Institute (IKI), Russian Academy of Sciences 9 November 2016

2. Recent volatility of Agricultural Prices
Wheat Prices ($/Metric Ton) Source: World Bank
Nominal wheat price in US $/metric Ton
2008 Price hikes
Droughts:
Australia & Ukraine
2010/11 Price hikes
Drought: Russia
Landsat 1 Launched (1972)
1971/2’s price hike
World prices of wheat, rice, corn, and soybeans rose 226% from
Between June and May 2011 price of wheat increased by over 80%
The 2010/11 price increases have pushed an additional 44 million people into poverty (FAO)
2011 Horn of Africa drought left over 13 million in need of food aid (FAO)
2012 crop prices for major crops increased rapidly in past few months
Average Price : 150$
Average Price : 300$ 2
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3. GEOGLAM: Global Agricultural Monitoring
Origin in 2011: G20 creation to fight global food price volatility, together with AMIS*
Objectives: To strengthen the international community’s capacity to produce & disseminate relevant, timely and accurate information & forecasts on agricultural production at national, regional & global scales, through reinforced use of Earth Observations
Activities: Crop Monitors, Capacity Building, Rangelands monitoring, R&D…
Crop Monitor for AMIS (Corn, Maize, Rice, Soybeans)
Crop Monitor for Early Warning
End of August 2016 – 4-Crop Conditions
End of August 2016 Maize Conditions
1 new condition «Failure»
3 more drivers
Pest & Disease
Socio-Political
Delayed Onset
AMIS: Agricultural Market Information System
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4. Achievements Global Crop Monitoring
about 94% of world agricultural area…
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5. Challenges Research Challenges Training – Capacity Building Challenges
Need to adjust Tools & Methods to local agrosystems ex. Mixed crops - Agroforestry – Small fields (ex. Africa)
Ned to take full benefits of new EO satellites ex Sentinel1 & Sentinel2
Training – Capacity Building Challenges
Transfer Research  Min. Agriculture Depts (Statistics, Food)
Huge needs in Training / Capacity building in new User-countries
Prerequisite. Dialog with stakeholders (needs time and expertise)
Great funding needs
GEO overall voluntary nature great, but institutionalizing require firm commitments (research, capacity building)
Identification of new funds: an issue in many member countries
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6. GEOGLAM Community of Practice
Open Community made up of international and national agencies concerned with agricultural monitoring including Ministries of Ag, Space agencies, Universities, & Industry
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