NASA Harvest News

Concrete and Crops - Urban Farming in a Changing Kathmandu

Christina Justice, NASA Harvest Food Security and Early Warning Co-Lead, participated in the 'Understanding Risk Climate Data Field Lab' held in Kathmandu, Nepal. The Field Lab is a month-long participant-led “unconference” that gathers together researchers and local practitioners to share knowledge and experience while developing tools to better understand how climate change is impacting the region.

During the workshop, participants met with local farmers to discuss the risks, data gaps, and barriers they encounter in their work. The series of interviews has been translated and edited into a short video highlighting the challenges facing the region and how local farmers are adapting to overcome them.

New study finds that Conservation Tillage Increases Corn Yields in Semi-Arid Rainfed Cropland by Almost 10%

In the US Midwest, tillage-based erosion is estimated to cost more than 2 billion dollars in economic losses each year. Researchers with the NASA Harvest consortium recently co-authored a study analyzing how modified tillage practices that decrease soil erosion can impact crop yields.

NASA Harvest Participates in Month Long 'Unconference' in Nepal

Learn more about Christina Justice's time in Nepal at the Understanding Risk Climate Data Field Lab. This summary of her time discusses the purpose of the "unconference", how it came to be, and some of the final products that were created.

NASA Harvest Conducts Advanced Training on Cropland Mapping in Dakar

NASA Harvest teamed up with several of our partners to host a week long Earth Observation training in Dakar, Senegal. The training provided more than a dozen participants with the skills to create and analyze Earth Observation data products for resource management.

People of Harvest Interview Series: Diana Botchway Frimpong

Meet NASA Harvest's Diana Botchway Frimpong! Diana is currently a researcher with the NASA Harvest consortium at the University of Maryland. She focuses on employing geospatial technology and data analytics to solve environmental-related problems on a much larger scale.

Upcoming Events

NASA International Space Apps Challenge

October 5 - 6, 2024

Registration now open for the 2024 NASA International Space Apps Challenge

Innovators, technologists, storytellers, and problem solvers around the world are invited to register for the 2024 NASA Space Apps Challenge, the largest annual global hackathon. This annual event fosters innovation through international collaboration by providing an opportunity for participants to utilize NASA’s free and open data and space-based data from 15 space agency partners.

During the NASA Space Apps Challenge, participants gather at hundreds of in-person and virtual local events to address challenges submitted by subject matter experts across NASA divisions. These challenges range in complexity and topic, tasking participants with everything from creating artistic visualizations of NASA data to conceptualizing and developing informational apps and software programs. In keeping with this year’s theme, “The Sun Touches Everything,” NASA Space Apps invites participants to consider the far-reaching influence of the Sun on Earth and space science.

AGU24 Annual Meeting

December 9 - 13, 2024

NASA Harvest and NASA Acres invite abstracts for our joint session at the AGU24 meeting “Satellite Solutions: Advancing Agricultural Monitoring Through Remote Sensing” focused on EO data applications in support of food security. We seek contributions showcasing satellite remote sensing's role in addressing today’s most pressing agricultural challenges at both local and global scales. Topics include disaster management, early warning systems, innovative insurance schemes, and regenerative practices. Emphasis will be placed on practical applications and real-world impact.

Please visit the official AGU website for more information on the abstract submission process.

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