Cropland covers 1.2 billion hectares of land, approximately 12% of Earth’s surface, and the crops they produce are essential for communities and livelihoods around the globe. But to sustain a growing population while protecting vital natural ecosystems, we need to develop more efficient crop systems that produce more on less land in a sustainable way.

Join this webinar to hear from experts from IFPRI, the Bezos Earth Fund, Land & Carbon Lab and partners as they discuss the importance of transforming global food systems and the role that geospatial monitoring can play in this.

Plus, learn about the latest updates to IFPRI’s Spatial Production Allocation Model (SPAM). Now featuring data from 2020, it encompasses 46 crops and crop groups, meticulously collected, and mapped to allow researchers, corporations, and policymakers to have a spatial view of crop types and yields around the world. You’ll hear directly from the scientists leading this research, including experts from Wageningen University and the University of Minnesota as well as from representatives from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and World Resources Institute (WRI), as they discuss how they’re using this new crop data to inform their work.

For more information and registration details, please click HERE.

IFPRI Participant

• Zhe Guo, Senior GIS Coordinator, IFPRI