Murali Krishna Gumma, Prasad S. Thenkabail, A. Maunahan, Md Saidul Islam et al.
Rice is the most consumed staple food in the world and a key crop for food security. Much of the world’s rice is produced and consumed in Asia where cropping intensity is often greater than 100% (more than one crop per year), yet this intensity is not sufficiently represented in many land use produc...
Murali Krishna Gumma, Prasad S. Thenkabail, Pardhasaradhi Teluguntla, Adam Oliphant et al.
The South Asia (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bhutan) has a staggering 900 million \npeople (~43% of the population) who face food insecurity or severe food insecurity as per United \nNations, Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) the Food Insecurity Experience Scale ...
Murali Krishna Gumma, Prasad S. Thenkabail, Pardharsadhi Teluguntla, Mahesh Rao et al.
The goal of this study was to map rainfed and irrigated rice-fallow cropland areas across South Asia, using MODIS 250 m time-series data and identify where the farming system may be intensified by the inclusion of a short-season crop during the fallow period. Rice-fallow cropland areas are those are...
Prasad S. Thenkabail, Pardhasaradhi Teluguntla, Jun Xiong, Adam Oliphant et al.
First posted November 19, 2021 For additional information, contact: Director, Western Geographic Science Center U.S. Geological Survey350 N. Akron Rd. Moffett Field, CA 94035 Global food and water security analysis and management require precise and accurate global cropland-extent maps. Existing map...
Murali Krishna Gumma, Alison Nelson, A. Maunahan, Prasad S. Thenkabail et al.
Rice is the major staple food crop in Bangladesh.The harvested area covers 11.5 million hectares (because of 2-3 crops per year) or 80% of the cultivated area.Agriculture is the most important sector in Bangladesh's economy.It contributes 19.6% to the gross domestic product (GDP) and provides employ...