Improving Crop Monitoring and Access to Information by Smallholder Farmers and Government Decision-Makers in Vietnam

Start year: 2024

Summary: This project aims to improve crop monitoring and access to information by farmers and other decisionmakers in Vietnam using advanced geospatial technologies. Focusing on rice and fruits crops in the Mekong Delta, the project will extend our developed tools, techniques, and software applications to improve the access and use of imagery products by smallholder farmers. By doing so, they will have more capacity to make informed decisions to improve crop yield and household income. The project will contribute in several ways: 1) increased crop yield and income; 2) improved farming practices; 3) better commodity forecasting and export planning; and 4) soil and water conservation. This project will also bring hyper-connectedness, enhanced information sharing, and new businesses. Within this project, various innovations have been incorporated. These include the implementation of cloud-based internet mapping technologies, enabling farmers to easily access map products related to crop stress, biomass, potential yield, and other crop attributes. Additionally, the project focuses on mapping at a farm-scale resolution, utilising artificial intelligence algorithms. Furthermore, the inclusion of fruit crops, in addition to rice crops, adds to the project’s scope. Lastly, the project aims to harness the participation of farmers and farming communities, ensuring their active involvement.

Acknowledgement of Country

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