Session: Symposium--Advances in the Use of Satellite Remote Sensing for Crop Modeling and Monitoring for Food Security

Title: Symposium--Advances in the Use of Satellite Remote Sensing for Crop Modeling and Monitoring for Food Security

Session Description: Crop failure, food shortages and food-price spikes have occurred in recent years and can be expected to continue under a changing climate. This session is organized for remote sensing researchers and crop modelers to share recent developments in the field of crop monitoring and modeling. The first part of the session will provide an overview of crop monitoring and modelling with an emphasis on Earth Observations. The second part of the session will focus on recent research on crop mapping, crop growth and condition monitoring and yield forecasting and will be followed by an open discussion on research needs/challenges.