Event
[DISCUSSION SERIES] Big data solutions to COVID-19 & food security: (Eps. 1)Intro panel on challenges and solutions
By CGIAR Platform for Big Data in Agriculture
June 30, 2020
4:00 PM CEST
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Online
June 30, 2020 4:00 PM CEST
Online
In times of crisis, big data tools can help us make sense of and respond to crises with agility and accuracy.
From using satellite remote sensing to monitor crop harvests to leveraging social media data to track population dynamics that may influence the spread of disease, big data tools and approaches have been instrumental in sensing and responding to the pandemic’s impacts on global food security and supply chains.
As we begin recovering and (re)building resilient food systems, we must leverage the power of big data to examine concepts of resilience and inform our understanding of how digital dynamism enables adaptive food systems in the face of shocks, and, in the longer term, addresses systemic issues in agriculture that have been exacerbated by the COVID-19 crisis.
This first episode will introduce the theme of the discussion series, giving a general overview of the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic and what opportunities big data solutions present.
Speakers
Sara Mbago-Bhunu
Director, East and Southern Africa Division
International Fund For Agricultural Development (IFAD)
Brian King
Coordinator
CGIAR Platform for Big Data in Agriculture
Andy Jarvis
Associate Director General
Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT
Natalia Pshenichnaya
Head of AgriTech and CleanTech
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