Séminaire 2021-11-01 12:00 matin 2021-11-05 12:00 matin
Start Date: 01/11/2021 End Date: 05/11/2021 for 5 days
Register online: https://bit.ly/2MHfYjh
Organizer: DATA-AFRIQUE CONSULTANCY (www.data-afriqueconsultancy.org)
Course fee: USD 1,000
INTRODUCTION
Increasing food demands due to high rates of population growth and major changes in political and economic and social systems have created an urgent need to develop new and revise many existing agricultural systems and practices. With climate change being a common global phenomenon, humanity continues to grapple with its effects among them being food insecurity, drought, and famine. Agriculture is essentially a spatial phenomenon which is not independent of location.
The three determinants of food security are availability, access, stability, and utilization. Food availability is associated with geographical and agricultural determinants of each area, such as domestic production, import capacity, food stocks, water availability, agriculture land, population density and distribution
GIS is an exploration tool into the use of spatial reasoning methods, to identify regions at risk, due to inadequate food and water resources, which are a result of inherent environmental scarcity. GIS provides a set of tools for evaluating and understanding food security. Several strategies have been developed using GIS and remote sensing techniques, which contribute knowledge and understanding to food security.
This training will seek to understand GIS techniques, which examine local food environments, assess changes in land use and land cover, and identify areas of importance in specific regions to determine the relationships between biophysical and socioeconomic attributes.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
By the end of this course the participants will be able to:
DURATION
5 Days
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
The course targets government representatives, project teams, NGOs, multi and bilateral development organizations, consultancies, etc, who work as Agricultural specialists, project managers, researchers and technical specialists.
COURSE CONTENT
Module 1: Basics of GIS
Module 2: Basics of Agriculture and Food Security
Module 3: Agriculture Spatial Data Collection
Module 4: Spatial Analysis of Agriculture Related Data
Module 5: Creation of Food Security Risk Maps
GIS application in Agriculture
GENERAL NOTES