Krishna Vadrevu (ST11), as the main Editor, published the book Remote Sensing of Agriculture and Land Cover/Land Use Changes in South and Southeast Asian Countries, Springer (2022). The other editors included Thuy Le Toan, CESBIO, France; Shibendu Ray, Mahalanobis National Crop Forecasting Center, India and and Chris Justice, University of Maryland College Park, USA.
One of the critical challenges in South/Southeast Asian (S/SEA) is food security. Although total food production and productivity in the region have increased in previous decades, in recent years, the growth rate of food production has slowed down, mostly due to land-use change, market forces, and policy interventions. The current book captures the latest research on the remote sensing of agriculture and land cover/land use changes (LCLUC) focusing on mapping and monitoring crops, crop yields, biophysical parameter retrievals, multi-source data fusion for agricultural applications, and chapters on decision-making and early warning systems for food security.
The book is a collective achievement of renowned scientists working throughout S/SEA, the USA, and Europe. The book results from the NASA LCLUC Program funded South/Southeast Asia (S/SEA) Research Initiative (SARI; www.sari.umd.edu) that Vadrevu is leading. SARI promotes innovative regional research, education, and training activities to enrich LCLUC science in S/SEA. The book will be a valuable guide for researchers involved in satellite remote sensing of agriculture, land use/cover changes, spatial geography, ecology, geospatial technologies, and environmental science.
More details about the book can be found at the publishers' website (https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-92365-5).
