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Towards a G20 supported international initiative for global Agricultural monitoring
Proposing a G20 supported initiative for « Global agricultural monitoring »
An opportunity to strengthen and implement GEO « Agriculture » recommandations
Pascal Kosuth, Cemagref
Towards a G20 supported international initiative for global Agricultural monitoring
G20 countries:
• N. America : Canada, Mexico, USA
• S. Amercia : Argentina, Brazil
• Asia : China, Japan, India, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea
• West. Asia : Saudi Arabia, Turkey
• Oceany : Australia
• Africa : Egypt, South Africa
• Europe : European Union, France, Germany, Italy, Russia, United Kingdom
Coordinate their actions to face major global problems
G20 concern in the Agricultural Sector : reduce agricultural price volatility
• Wide price variations observed in the commodity market
• Economical, financial, social and political impacts
• Implement actions that could contribute to reducing agricultural price volatility
Towards a G20 supported international initiative for global Agricultural monitoring
Propose a « global agricultural monitoring » initiative to G20, based on collaborative work developped by GEO « Agriculture » since 2007
• A.1. Coordinating Earth Observation programmes
• A 1.1 Roadmap for a satellite observing system answering agricultural monitoring needs
• A 1.2 Implementation
• A 1.3 Meanwhile free provision of EO data for Agricultural Monitoring
• A.2. Strengthening scientific research and operational applications for agricultural monitoring
• A 2.1 Defining international programs for research and application in the sector of agricultural moitoring
• A 2.2 Implementation
• A 2.3 Supporting dissemination of results
• A.3. Disseminating monitoring and forecasts data, and building the capacity of regional stakeholders
• A.3.1 Defining dissemination strategies
• A.3.2 Defining and implementing capacity building strategies
• A.3.3. Stakeholder networking strategies
• A.4. Building an international network of regional agricultural monitoring centers• A.4.1. Defining the framework and missions
• A.4.2. Implementing
Towards a G20 supported international initiative for global Agricultural monitoring
SCHEDULE
April 2011 : Position Paper
May 2011 : Technical document with a project proposal
May 11 : project presentation to the Agriculture Deputies of G20 countries
Build the proposal with identified actions, involved actors and budget requirements
June 2011 : Meeting of G20 countries Agriculture Ministers
November 2011 : Meeting of the G20 countries Presidents
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